A flat piece of iron is tightly tied against top of a wooden block.The iron-wood block floats in a bucket of water.If the iron-wood block flips over so the iron is on the bottom,the water level at the side of the bucket

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The water level remains the same because the amount of water displaced by the iron-wood block is determined by the total weight of the block, not its orientation. Since the weight of the block does not change when it flips, the volume of water displaced (and thus the water level) remains the same.

A Flat Piece of Iron Is Tightly Tied Against Top