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title: Floating and sinking: the push of water — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · World
description: The 17 test and exam questions of lesson 83 «Floating and sinking: the push of water» of the world course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Floating and sinking: the push of water

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The 17 questions of lesson 83 «Floating and sinking: the push of water» of the world course of Mova's primary school with their options, 93 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/83-floating-and-sinking/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t1/) — An egg sinks in a glass of tap water. You stir in lots of salt and the egg rises. Why? — right ✓ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t2/) — Which is true about a floating object? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t3/) — A sailor watches a cargo ship as its boxes are taken off in port. What does the sailor see? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t4/) — You squeeze a ball of foil tightly into a tiny lump. It sinks, though a loose foil boat floats. Why? — right ✓ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t5/) — A boat sails from a river into the sea. What happens? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t6/) — What would happen to a pond in winter if ice were denser than water? — right ✓ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t7/) — A diver wants to stay still in the middle of the water. What should be true? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t8/) — Which object is most likely to float? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t9/) — Why would a submarine with empty tanks find it hard to stay under water? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t10/) — how does a massive steel ship float when a nail sinks — right ✓ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t11/) — why does the boat sit lower when u load it up — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t12/) — Ava says ice floats cos it's got air bubbles in it. true? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/t13/) — my brother reckons it's easier to float in a pool than in the sea. right? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises upthrust? — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/e2/) — It is given that cargo is loaded upon a ship. Determine the consequent alteration in its position in the water. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/e3/) — Identify the principal reason for which ice floats upon water. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/e4/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the upthrust of salt water and fresh water. — right ✓ · exam

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