Water and gravity

[Basic Biology]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm not a physicist by any stretch but was wondering about this this morning.

 

If an object has a higher density than water, will it sink if there is zero gravity?

 

I'm mostly just curious about the effects of gravity in water.

[dimreepr]

'Sink' has no meaning in zero gravity.

[Reaper79]

Would oil separate itself from water in in a bottle while in zero G?

[Fuzzwood]

Separate? Yes, but the oil wouldn't neccesarily form a single layer. It can just as easily remain suspended as droplets in the water.

[swansont]

Here's what happens when you put a camera in water in microgravity

 

 

 

And here's what happens when you put an air bubble inside of a blob of water (and then water inside of that)