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Materials that are less dense than water will float. Wood and styrofoam are 2 such materials. This property is know as bouyancy.
Materials that are denser than water can be formed in a way to displace water so that they will float.
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Will copper float in fresh water?
Copper is more dense than water so a piece of copper will sink and not float in fresh water. However if the copper is formed into a container like shape similar to that of a boat it will stay on top of the water. For a better understanding of why, look up Archimedes Principle.
What makes a balloon float on water?
The fact that the balloon is so light allows it to stay afloat,
How does something float?
For a certain thing to float, it depends on the mass, weight and the size, . The lighter and smaller a thing is, the more its likely to float. The heavier an object, the more it is likely to stay on the ground. An object can float(or sink) in water, or even in the sky.
How much weight is needed to stay under water?
It's not weight that allows a person to sink in water, it's lean body mass. The more fat you have the more you float, the less fat the less you tend to float.
Do humans float on water?
YES!!! Human density is 0.97 of 100 for water. So since we are less dense than water , we will float. Added to which nature gives us a pair of 'water wings' , they are called 'lungs'. Yes!!! you can lie on the surface of water, but because our density is slightly less than watert , most of the human organism will immerse in water, but enough is left above the surface of water, for us to breath.
What should you do if your boat capsizes but remains floating upside down?
Stay with the boat. It will float, help you to stay afloat, and it is MUCH easier to find a boat+ you than it is to find you, alone.
What if your boat capsizes but remains floating upside down .what should you do?
Stay with the boat. It will float, help you to stay afloat, and it is MUCH easier to find a boat+ you than it is to find you, alone.
Will copper float in fresh water?
Copper is more dense than water so a piece of copper will sink and not float in fresh water. However if the copper is formed into a container like shape similar to that of a boat it will stay on top of the water. For a better understanding of why, look up Archimedes Principle.
U-Boat in World War 1 stay under water?
Yes the U-Boat can stay under water.
How do boats stay afloat?
To keep a boat afloat, it includes buoyancy. The heavier the boat, the further it shall sink ito the water.boats float because they are lighter than the amout of water that they displace. If you look and a boats shape it is designed to displace alot of water that way it is lighter than that amount of water.
How do aquatic plants float on water?
Some plants, like water hyacinth, float in water. They have special types of leaves that help them to stay afloat.
What is the different between water lettuce and water hyacinth able to stay afloat in water?
they float
Why can't objects float on fresh water?
Any number of things will float in fresh water. Any boat that can be used in salt water will also stay afloat in fresh. However, fresh water has a lower specific gravity than salt water, and as a result, objects that displace a certain amount of sea water will displace more fresh water; they will sit lower in fresh water.
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
Do float or sink in sea water after you have drowned?
The body will float in the water after it has drowned for a while. The body will not stay down.
What is float?
not iron
What keeps a water skier above water?
You can try to swim, if you stay calm you will float or you can try to grab onto something that floats. If someone tries to rescue you then don't grab them unless they say so, and don't grab their head.
