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Q: Is mass what makes things float or sink in water?
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What force causes objects to float on water?

Gravity makes a ship float. Gravity pulls harder on the mass of water than the air inside the ship. In this way the water is pulled under the ship, instead of the ship being pulled under the water.


How are mass and volume related to the sinking and floating of an object?

An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.


Why do things float?

Because they are less dense than the water. We call the amount of mass in a given volume of space the density. For instance, we could measure the mass of some fresh water in a container. We would then divide the mass of the water by the volume of the container to find the density. However, if we filled the same container with salt water, it would have more mass because the ocean water has the mass of pure water plus the mass of the salt. Since there is more mass in the same volume, ocean water has a greater density then fresh water. For something to float, it must have a density that is less than in what it is floating in. It may seem odd that an enormous ship can float when steel is denser than water. However, if you look at the entire ship you see that there are many places filled with things less dense than water, like air. This means that the density of the entire ship is less dense than that of the water it floats in. To understand why things less dense then water float in water go to the question "Why do some things float but not others?" in the Related Questions section below.An object floats because it is less dense than whatever it is floating in.


How can a large ship float in water?

An object will float if its DENSITY (mass divided by volume) is less than water - or whatever liquid it is supposed to float on.


What items will float in water?

Ones with less density than water. No matter what the mass is, as long as it is less dense than water, it will float.

Related questions

What makes us float?

We float or there is a possibility you can sink. You sink when you are heaver than the mass of the water. You float when you are lighter than the mass of the water.


How egg float in salt water funfacts?

well an egg can float in salt water because of the mass and density of it makes it easier to float


What force causes objects to float on water?

Gravity makes a ship float. Gravity pulls harder on the mass of water than the air inside the ship. In this way the water is pulled under the ship, instead of the ship being pulled under the water.


What makes a good boat float?

Boats float because the mass of the water they displace is greater than the mass of the boat. This difference in density creates bouyancy.


Does sugar cubes float in water?

no it doesnt because it has lots of mass which makes in sink.


How can you do an experiment on what makes boats float?

Boats float because the mass of the water they displace is greater than the mass of the boat. This difference in density creates bouyancy.Read more: What_makes_a_good_boat_float


How do things float?

things float because they are less denser then the water. second things do not float, the molecules from the water support the molecules from the thing on the water. that is how something heavy can float. it just has to be boyent meaning it is spread out enough so there is more water molecules to hold it up. if you mean in the air it is the same concept.


Why does the egg float in salt water?

Egg float in water because the mass of the water is less than the mass of the egg.


When in water why is your body mostly under it?

because of your mass, you weigh more then the water and you sink, now the oxygenated red blood makes you float more and the air in your lungs also help you float.


Will Sucrose float in water?

Yes, As you dissolve the sugar into the water the volume of the water will stay the same (once the sugar has gone into solution) but the density of the water/sugar solution will have increased (there is more mass in the same volume). Thus, because when you float something it displaces a volume of liquid equal to its mass/weight, in a sugar solution the floating body will float higher because its mass/weight will be compensated for by a smaller volume of liquid.


How are mass and volume related to the sinking and floating of an object?

An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.An object will float - on water for example - if its density is less than the density of water. Density = mass / volume.


How do objects sink or float?

Objects sink or float depending on their Mass and density. If the object has a Density LOWER than water, it will float. Higher than water will sink. You can find density by multiplying its Mass times its Volume, there you have its density. Water has a Density of 1, things with lower may sink, only slightly if there isn't much difference.