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That is because the ship is not pure steel. There are also spaces with air in between. This reduces the average density. Now, if the ship gets a hole, and water fills the spaces instead of air, the ship will sink.

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Is heave a noun?

Yes, the word 'heave' is both a noun and a verb. Examples:As a noun: With one heave, the box of holiday ornaments landed on the top shelf.As a verb: Just heave all the sticks in a pile at the curb.


How heave is 73.8 kg in pounds?

73.8 kilograms = 162.7 pounds.


What are some meanings of heave?

Heace means to push, pull, or lift a heavy object with much effort. Heave also means to move up and down with higher and regular movements, vomit, utter with pain or effort, to swell or make rise.


Examples of thermal expansion?

"Concrete roads and sidewalks are built in sections, with space left between the panels. Otherwise, they would crack on very cold days and heave and buckle on very hot days.The traditional way to fasten an iron rim to a wooden wheel (or put an iron hoop around a wooden barrel) was to heat the rim red hot. This made it slightly larger, so that the wheel could be forced into the rim; after the rim cooled and shrank, it was firmly held in place. The modern version of this is that one should not mix bolts and nuts made of different metals -- there will be a temperature range in which the bolt is larger than the nut (and the nut is then frozen in place), and another range where the nut is bigger than the bolt (and then it is not held in place securely).A modern application of thermal expansion is in the design of the power plants for nuclear submarines. Instead of trying to control the power level by pushing in and pulling out control rods, the reactor is designed so that when it is too hot it expands (which decreases the rate of reaction), and and when it is cool is contracts (which increases the rate of power production). Thermal expansion eliminates the need for an operator that never gets distracted or a complicated electrical circuit.If the ocean becomes 1 degree (oF) warmer, its volume will increase by 0.01%. Since the ocean is several miles deep, this implies that the surface will rise about a foot, giving a change in the sea level. In the process, the beach line moves landwards 20 feet. People owning beach houses (or even living close to the ocean) find this alarming."


What are examples of gravity and friction?

-- You slide your mouse to the edge of the desk and lose your grip on it at the same time. It accelerates toward the center of the Earth until the floor stops it. -- You kick off your covers during the night, but you stay on your bed anyway. -- You roll over in bed once too many. You accelerate toward the center of the Earth until the floor stops you. -- You accidentally hit a glass of soda with the back of your hand, tipping it so far that the line between its center of mass and the center of the Earth no longer passes through the bottom of the glass. At that point, the glass takes over and continues to tip on its own. Meanwhile, the liquid in it runs out, and accelerates toward the center of the Earth until the table stops part of it and the floor stops the rest of it. -- An airplane throttles its engine back, reducing the thrust acting on it, which in turn reduces its airspeed and the lift developed by air pouring over its wings. Whether or not the elevator surface is adjusted to temporarily maintain altitude, it's a losing effort. Eventually, the aircraft must begin to lose altitude, and must continue to do so until the ground stops it. -- As a hilarious prank, several youngsters lug a large rock to the top of the tallest building in town, roll it out to the edge, and heave it over. The Earth accelerates toward the center of the rock, until the two meet and they stop moving toward each other. -- A weekend duffer hits a mighty drive off the tee of the 2-km par-9 3rd hole at his neighborhood links. The ball enters a broad parabolic path, gaining altitude steadily but at an unmistakeably dwindling rate. Eventually, it ceases its climb and begins to drop, slowly at first, but with the steady growth of a burgeoning vertical component of velocity, accelerating toward the center of the Earth until either the sand or the water stop it. -- What goes up must come down.

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Is beryllium heave or light?

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Is heave a noun?

Yes, the word 'heave' is both a noun and a verb. Examples:As a noun: With one heave, the box of holiday ornaments landed on the top shelf.As a verb: Just heave all the sticks in a pile at the curb.


Do cats get sick or heave when in labor?

Its common to get sick. Although its rare to heave, but it does happen.


How do I Pull a battery out of a car?

You say heave! ho! heave! ho! and pop there it is! out of the car :D


The words of the song The Volga Boatmen?

Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Once more, once again, still once more. Now we fell the stout birch tree, Now we pull hard: one, two, three. Ay-da, da, ay-da! Ay-da, da, ay-da! Now we fell the stout birch tree. Yo, heave ho! Hey, hey, let's heave a-long the way, To the sun we sing our song. Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Once more, once again, still once more. As the barges float along, To the sun we sing our song. Ay-da, da, ay-da! Ay-da, da, ay-da! To the sun we sing our song. Hey, hey, let's heave a-long the way, To the sun we sing our song. Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Once more, once again, still once more. Volga, Volga our pride, Mighty stream so deep and wide. Ay-da, da, ay-da! Ay-da, da, ay-da! Mighty stream so deep and wide. Volga, Volga you're our pride. Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! Once more, once again, still once more.


Why is heave equipment certification necessary?

Heave equipment certification necessary to prevent any defects in the products


What is the plural of heave?

heaves


What are the ratings and certificates for Heave Away My Johnny - 1949?

Heave Away My Johnny - 1949 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U


How do you fake dry heave?

You fake it.


What is the past tense of heave?

heaved


Why do people say heave ho?

"Heave Ho" is an old nautical term still used by sailors when doing a job in unison. An example would be hoisting heavy barrels of supplies aboard ship by using block and tackle (pulleys and ropes). The sailors would pull, but needed to all pull at the same time. Thus, the bosun's mate would cry out "heave" and the crew would get ready, then "HO" as the signal for everybody to pull together. Why "HEAVE"? Because they would be "heaving" or pulling on the line. Why "HO"? Because it's the simplest sound to make that is clear, loud, forceful, and short. {Try it yourself... Say out loud: "Heave....GO!" or "Heave...LO!" or "Heave....NOW!" or "Heave... right-this-moment!" Understand? }


Does heave mean the same thing as stumble?

No, to heave means to throw something very hard, and to stumble means to trip or fall.