A small piece of steel is tied to a block of wood. When the wood is placed in a tub of water with the steel on top, half of the block is submerged. Now the block is inverted so that the steel is under water, (i) Does the amount of the block submerged (a) increase, (b) decrease, or (c) remain the same? (ii) What happens to the water level in the tub when the block is inverted? (a) It rises, (b) It falls, (c) It remains the same.

A small piece of steel is tied to a block of wood. When the wood is placed in a tub of water with the steel on top, half of the block is submerged. Now the block is inverted so that the steel is under water, (i) Does the amount of the block submerged (a) increase, (b) decrease, or (c) remain the same? (ii) What happens to the water level in the tub when the block is inverted? (a) It rises, (b) It falls, (c) It remains the same.

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