๐ Does an Apple Float on Water?
๐งช What happens?
- Put an apple in water ๐ง
๐ The apple floats ๐โฌ๏ธ
๐ค Why does the apple float?
๐ฌ๏ธ Apples have air inside
- Apples have tiny air pockets inside them
- These air pockets make the apple lighter
โ๏ธ Density (easy meaning)
Density means:
How heavy something is compared to its size
- Apple + air = less dense than water
- So the apple floats
๐ง Easy way to imagine
- Sponge with air โ floats ๐งฝ
- Stone without air โ sinks ๐ชจ
Apples are more like sponges!
๐งช Try this at home
1๏ธโฃ Put an apple in a bowl of water โ it floats
2๏ธโฃ Push it down โ it pops back up!
๐ Fun facts
- About 25% of an apple is air
- This helps apples float during harvesting
- Farmers use water tanks to sort apples
๐ง Easy to remember
Air inside the apple helps it float


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