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Capillary action and gravity is a a pair of opposing forces that act on water as it goes down through the soil.

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14y ago

When an object is floating on a liquid, there are two forces on it:

-- the force of gravity (its weight), directed downward

-- the buoyant force due to displacement of liquid, directed upward

The magnitudes of the two forces are equal, their directions are opposite.
Their sum is zero, the net force on the object is zero, and its vertical velocity
and acceleration are both zero.

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14y ago

There are more than two:

  1. gravity
  2. pressure of the displaced water summed across the submerged surface area.
  3. air pressure on the top surface where the water does not contact.
  4. the fluid meniscus provides either an attractive or repulsive force around the periphery of the object at the air / water interface.
  5. any wave motion will provide some possible forces via 2. above
  6. any air or water motion will also provide additional forces via 3. and 2. above respectively.

but the vigonocial order of objectiles shows that ypthrust is present

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13y ago

Gravity is pulling it down and buoyancy is pulling it up.

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15y ago

Gravity and Buoyancy (the force that makes things float in liquids and gases)

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11y ago

There are two forces that act on a rubber duck, Upthurst and weight, because it is made of Plastic it floats,but if it was made of iron it would sink!

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12y ago

well ummm like gravity and ummm the water

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13y ago

Gravity and Up-thrust

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