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

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A fisherman and his young daughter are in a boat on a smallpond. Both are wearing life jackets. The daughter is holding alarge floating helium filled balloon by a string. Consider eachaction below independently, and indicate whether the level of thewater in the pond R-Rises, F-Falls, S-Stays the Same, C-Can't tell.(If in the first the level Rises, and in the second it Falls, andfor the rest one Cannot tell, enter RFCCC)

A) The fisherman lowers himself in the water and floats on hisback
B) The fisherman knocks the tackle box overboard and it sinks tothe bottom.
C) The daughter pops the balloon.
D) The fisherman fills a glass with water from the pond and drinksit.
E) The daughter gets in the water, looses her grip on the string,letting the balloon escape upwards.

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Ans As we know 1 The amount of water displaced by a floating object is equal to the objects weight The amount of water displaced by a sinking object is equal to the objects size 2 An object with a density less than water floats and thus displaces an See Answer

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