Question

Jack threw several objects into a pond. One was a soccer ball that floated. One was a small metal marble that sank. One was a long tree branch that partially floated. Explain why two of the objects floated and only one sank.

Answer 1

The two objects that floated were less dense than water. where as the marble was very compact and more dense than water causing it to sink

Answer 2

Metal is heavy while a branch can be brittle and not weight anything and the Ball is full of air and it will float