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World 5 · Buoyancy & floating · 6 min · PRO

Why salt water lifts you higher

Same block, denser liquid

PRO · Forces & Motion

World 5: Buoyancy & floating is part of PRO

The first world of Forces & Motion is free. PRO opens the other 50 lessons in 11 worlds — simulations, quizzes and all.

  • The water you push aside
  • A block that neither rises nor sinks
  • A release takes time
  • Same volume, different journey
  • How the same metal can float
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