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Rachel is making cookies. She pours 1/2 cup of oil into a bowl, followed by 1 cup of water. The oil rises to the surface of the bowl. Why?
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Rachel is making cookies. She pours 1/2 cup of oil into a bowl, followed by 1 cup of water. The oil rises to the surface of the bowl. Why?

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The oil always floats to the top of water because it is less dense than water
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as the oil has spread out causing the water to go underneath it
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