Fluids:
Animation 2

Description:

A 200 g block of wood floating in a bucket of water is placed in an elevator that moves upward. The picture on the left represents the orientation of the wood when the elevator is stationary.

We will ultimately want to know which animation correctly depicts the new orientation of the wood while the elevator moves as shown.

(position is in meters and time is in seconds). 

Start Animation 1

Start Animation 2

Start Animation 3

Credits:

Physlet problem authored by  Mario Belloni and modified by Stuart Leinoff.