In art class, two students each receive their own 100-gram lump of clay. Each student then uses their clay to make a sculpture, and both students use all of their clay. One student makes a clay boat that can float in water. The other creates a clay cube that sinks in water. What is most likely true about the sculptures?(1 point)ResponsesThe sculpture that floats has less mass.The sculpture that floats has less mass.The sculpture that sinks has more mass.The sculpture that sinks has more mass.The mass of the two sculptures together is 100 gramsThe mass of the two sculptures together is 100 gramsEach sculpture’s mass is 100 grams.Each sculpture’s mass is 100 grams.
Density is the key factor here. The clay boat is able to float because it has lower density than water, while the clay cube sinks because it has higher density than water. Since both students started with the same amount of clay (100 grams), the student who made the boat likely sculpted the clay into a shape that is less dense, allowing it to float.
it has the same mass
I apologize for the confusion in my previous response. Since both students started with the same 100-gram lump of clay and both used all of their clay to make their sculptures, both sculptures would have the same mass of 100 grams. The difference in density is what allows one sculpture to float and the other to sink, not the mass itself. Thank you for pointing that out.
