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Judge these claims about floating

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  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The buoyant force on an object equals the weight of fluid it pushes aside.
  2. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    An object that sinks gets no support at all from the fluid around it.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A lump of clay that sinks can be made to float by moulding it into a boat.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    An object floats when its average density is greater than the fluid's.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The fraction of a floating object that sits below the surface is its specific gravity.
  6. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Specific gravity is quoted in kilograms per cubic metre.
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Tap true or false for each claim about buoyancy and floating.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics, section 11.7 Archimedes' Principle_

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