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The density of the VOLUME of the ship is less than the density of the water it displaces (pushes out of the way). While the steel of a steel hulled ship is denser than water, the steel plus the air enclosed by the steel is less dense.
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How does a ship floats on the water being heavy?
Surface area.
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 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.
How does ship stay afloat?
The ship floats because of its large volume which displaces an amount of water that is more than its weight. That creates an upward force called buoyant force which keeps the ship on the surface.
Why does a ship floats on water answer based on archemedis principel?
Weight of ship = weight of (displaced) water.
What floats on or near the surface of the water?
PLANKTON
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 iron ship floats in water?
Because the weight of the water that they displace is greater than the weight of the ship.
Why water hyacinth floats on water surface?
a green liquid
Why do ships floats on the surface of the sea scientific reason?
The principle of Displacement gives 'rise' to buoyancy. When a ship is put upon water with a cargo weight less than the weight of water that the fully loaded ship displaces, it will float.
What does not affect the level a cargo ship floats in water?
Tides.
