a heavily loaded boat is floating in a pond. the boat sinks because of a leak. what happens to the surface level of the pond? a. it stays the same. b. it goes up. c. it goes down. d. more information is needed to reach a conclusion.



Answer :

It stays the same.(Option a)

Some water is moved from pond to boat and and same amount of water level now raise to balance the weight of the water in the boat so overall level of water in pond remains same.

When you put an object in water, there are two main forces acting on it. Gravity gives the a downward force and buoyancy gives an upward force. Gravity is determined by the weight of object , and buoyancy is determined by the weight of water displaced by object when object is placed in water. If gravity is less than buoyancy, the object floats (boat), otherwise it sinks (rock). That is, if an object weighs less than the amount of water it displaces, it floats, otherwise it sinks.

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