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A ship can float because shape allows more surface area in the water allowing it to displace more water, when an object (the ship in this case) displaces more water than its weight it floats, if it displaces less water it sinks (a rock for example). a good example of this is say you are at the pool when you lay flat on your back in the water you float however if you tuck into a ball you begin to sink.
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How can ships float when ships are more dense than water?
If they are more dense than water, then they won't float. Note that to calculate the density, you have to consider the mass and volume of the entire ship, including any air trapped inside the ship.
Is salty water more dense that salty water?
Salt water is more dense than fresh water. A ship would float higher at sea, and lower on a fresh water inland lake.
Can ship float on kerosene or not?
No, a ship cannot float on kerosene. Kerosene is less dense than water, so it cannot support the weight of a ship, which is designed to float on water due to its buoyancy.
Why did density have to do with salt and egg float?
Put an egg in fresh water and it will sink. Put the egg in heavily salted water and it will float near the surface. This is because the salt makes the water more dense and able to support more weight. The same goes for a ship. A ship will settle lower in fresh water and the same ship will float higher in the oceans.
Is salty water more sense than cold water or more dense than less salty water?
Salt water is denser than fresh water. A ship will float higher on the oceans, and float lower on a fresh water inland lake.
How is the ship less dense than water?
The amount of water the ship displaces is equal to it's own weight according to the Archimedes' principle. The more water it displaces, there is the more "buoyant"/ float-able it becomes according to the law of floatation.
Why is a ship able to float on water?
A ship can float on water because of buoyancy. The shape of the ship and the displacement of the water it pushes aside when it enters the water create an upward force that counteracts the downward force of gravity. This buoyant force allows the ship to float and support its own weight.
Why does a ship made of steel float when steel is dense enough to sink in water?
The ship has enough gas in it to keep it afloat.
What makes a ship to float on water density?
A ship will float on the water if it has less density than the water. That includes any air trapped inside the ship - so to calculate the density, you divide the total mass by the total volume. More generally, any object will float on any liquid (or in any gas, for that matter) if it is less dense than the liquid or gas.
Why can a cruise ship stay a float in the ocean when it is more dense than water?
A cruise ship is designed with a hull that displaces enough water to generate buoyant force greater than its weight, allowing it to float. This principle of buoyancy, stated by Archimedes, allows objects denser than water to float if they displace an amount of water equal to their weight.
How does a ship stay on top of water?
a ship stays on water frombuoyancy which makes it float. the saltier the water the more buoyancy there is, enabling more weight to float on top
What is more dense than water but floats on water?
a ship
