Why Do Apples Float? Exploring the Science

๐ŸŽ Does an Apple Float on Water?


๐Ÿงช What happens?

  • Put an apple in water ๐Ÿ’ง
    ๐Ÿ‘‰ The apple floats ๐ŸŽโฌ†๏ธ

๐Ÿค” Why does the apple float?

๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Apples have air inside

  • Apples have tiny air pockets inside them
  • These air pockets make the apple lighter

โš–๏ธ Density (easy meaning)

Density means:

How heavy something is compared to its size

  • Apple + air = less dense than water
  • So the apple floats

๐Ÿง  Easy way to imagine

  • Sponge with air โ†’ floats ๐Ÿงฝ
  • Stone without air โ†’ sinks ๐Ÿชจ

Apples are more like sponges!


๐Ÿงช Try this at home

1๏ธโƒฃ Put an apple in a bowl of water โ†’ it floats
2๏ธโƒฃ Push it down โ†’ it pops back up!


๐ŸŒŸ Fun facts

  • About 25% of an apple is air
  • This helps apples float during harvesting
  • Farmers use water tanks to sort apples

๐Ÿง  Easy to remember

Air inside the apple helps it float


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