Good point! Based on what we've been hearing about some of these standardized tests, it may not be clear what the "right" answer is. As I recall, the question goes something like this: A cube of ice is floating in a glass of water that is filled to the top. (No discussion of meniscus.) When the ice melts, the water in the glass: A. overflows B. stays at the same level C. goes down D. none of the above I'm sure that I said "B", but then again I didn't get a perfect score on the math SAT. Perhaps this is one question that I blew. It is possible that slight differences in the % of deuterium between the ice & the water could change this answer (a al TK). :-) :-) At 08:16 AM 9/29/2005, Eugene Salamin wrote:
--- Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
Let me see -- melting floating ice makes the water level rise? Isn't this a standard SAT question? I guess Mr Revkin's verbal SAT scores exceed his math SAT scores. ------------------
But what is the official SAT answer to this question?
Gene