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What are 2 reason a steel ship floats in water?
1. The hull of the ship is filled with air, not water. 2. The ship is heavy so is partially submerged.
Why can big heavy steel ships float on water?
a big heavy steel ship floats on water because the volume is mostly air. trust me its true.
The reason a ship floats is because?
The basic reason that a ship floats is that the enclosed volume in the ship's hull is greater than the volume of water which has the same mass as the ship.
Why does iron ship floats in water?
Because the weight of the water that they displace is greater than the weight of the ship.
Why does a piece of stone sink in water but a ship with huge weight floats according to Archimedes principle?
because the stones mass is concentrated, whereas the ship's weight is spread over
What are 2 reason a steel ship floats in water?
1. The hull of the ship is filled with air, not water. 2. The ship is heavy so is partially submerged.
Why can big heavy steel ships float on water?
a big heavy steel ship floats on water because the volume is mostly air. trust me its true.
What is more dense than water but floats on water?
a ship
The reason a ship floats is because?
The basic reason that a ship floats is that the enclosed volume in the ship's hull is greater than the volume of water which has the same mass as the ship.
Why does a ship floats on water answer based on archemedis principel?
Weight of ship = weight of (displaced) water.
Why does iron ship floats in water?
Because the weight of the water that they displace is greater than the weight of the ship.
Differences between a ship and a submarine?
a ship floats on the water and a submarine can go underwater and on top of the water
Why does a piece of stone sink in water but a ship with huge weight floats according to Archimedes principle?
because the stones mass is concentrated, whereas the ship's weight is spread over
Why a stone sink in water but a ship floats on water surface?
A stone has a greater density than water; a ship, less.
What does not affect the level a cargo ship floats in water?
Tides.
What is a ship wreck?
a ship wreck is when a ship sinks and floats to the bottem of the ocean were it is filled with water and creatures of the sea.
Why is it that ship floats deeper in fresh water than in the sea water?
sea water is denser.
