It was believed that a divine force would cause the work of superior merit to float on the surface, while the inferior ones would sink.
There are two types of plates oceanic and continental which float on the surface of the Earth's mantle, diverging, converging, or sliding against one another.
Carefully slide the kubba, one at a time, into the boiling water; when ready it will float on the surface (usually 5-6 minutake, take it out using a large spatula, drain it well.
Some are twining vines; others float on the surface of ponds.
Water lilies float on the surface of water, you see, while lotuses rise just above it.
Unlike other algae, which float on the surface, Didymo clings to rocks on the bottom of rivers, streams and lakes.
Their dazzling color hypnotizes, while the digital addition of shadows makes the leaves seem to float on the surface of the paper.
The same stripes, in gleaming cherry-red pairs, also float on the surface of a white glazed jug, like lipstick stains on a handkerchief.
He'd crawl into the mud, digging in until only his protruding eyes peered out, his crown seeming to float on the surface.
On Earth, for example, 50-90% of the stuff is tied up in minerals and is thus unavailable to float on the surface.
Mosquito ferns are very small plants, often less than 2.5 cm (1 inch) long, that float on the surface of still waters, sometimes becoming stranded on muddy banks.
