A fisherman and his young nephew are in a boat on a small pond. Both are wearing

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A fisherman and his young nephew are in a boat on a small pond. Both are wearing life jackets. The nephew is holding a large floating helium filled balloon by a string. Consider each action below independently, and indicate whether the level of the water in the pond Rises, Falls, Stays the Same or you can't tell.

1)The The nephew gets in the water, looses his grip on the string, letting the balloon escape upwards.

2)The fisherman fills a glass with water from the pond and drinks it.

3)The fisherman knocks the tackle box overboard and it sinks to the bottom.

4)The fisherman lowers himself in the water and floats on his back.

5)The fisherman lowers the anchor and it hangs vertically, one foot above the bottom of the pond.

6)The '+nephew+' pops the balloon.

Explanation / Answer

1.     Yes Same as the father

2.     Yes He's floating so the water should't change

3.     R the water displaced is less than the weight of the object, the object will sink

4.     C would the glass really make all that much a difference considering the volume of water involved...it's a pond.

5.     Yes the anchor isn't touching the water

Yes because the balloon is above the water so isn't really adding any weight.

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