Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A Floating Bowling Ball? (Density)


My 11-pound bowling ball will actually float in water. I use this as an illustration that a heavy object is NOT necessarily a dense object. My daughter Kristine and I measured 12 balls and found that those that were 11.9 pounds and greater sank in water and those that were 11.1 pounds and lighter floated in water. Special thanks to the late Dr. Doris Kolb for the use of her demo tank.

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