A glass full of water with a piece of ice floating in it is left in a warm room . Briefly explain why the water does not overflow as the ice melts.

A cube of wood of 10cm floats in water with 4.5cm of its depth below the surface and with its sides vertical . What is the density of the wood?

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a glass full of water with a piece of ice floating in it is left in a warm room . briefly explain why the water does not overflow as the ice melts.

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What do you know about the relationship between ice and water, and how they change from one form to another?

For the second one, I think you have to use the Archimedes principle. The wood will displace a volume of water having the same mass as the immersed part.