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A. FLOATING WOOD BLOCK




                                                                                                         B. ICEBERG


                Equilibrium
                  line
                (waterline)      H above                Displaced
                                                          water
                                 H below


                                           Water level before
                                           adding wood block



                             Equilibrium
                                line
                             (sea level)



















                                                                             Gravitational force Gravitational force














                                                Buoyant force                                   Buoyant force












                 FIGURE 1.10    Isostasy relationships of a floating wood block (A) and iceberg (B).                Refer to text for discussion.
                 (Iceberg image © Ralph A. Clavenger/CORBIS. All rights reserved)










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