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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.
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Is density the reason that styrofoam floats?
No, it floats because of buoyancy.
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 does iron ship floats in water?
Because the weight of the water that they displace is greater than the weight of the ship.
What is reason that a steel ship floats while a steel needle sinks?
The displaces a sufficient amount of water to keep it afloat
What is the scientific reason an air mattress floats on water?
Because the air contained inside the matress is lighter than the water, it floats. same reason why Helium, which is lighter than the rest of the air around it, floats as well when it is in a balloon.
Is density the reason that styrofoam floats?
No, it floats because of buoyancy.
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 does iron ship floats in water?
Because the weight of the water that they displace is greater than the weight of the ship.
Why ice floats in in water?
The reason why ice will float in water is because ice is not as dense as water, therefore, it floats.
What is reason that a steel ship floats while a steel needle sinks?
The displaces a sufficient amount of water to keep it afloat
What is the scientific reason an air mattress floats on water?
Because the air contained inside the matress is lighter than the water, it floats. same reason why Helium, which is lighter than the rest of the air around it, floats as well when it is in a balloon.
Think of a ship or vessel that floats without breaking the eggs?
what is the right answer of thinking a ship or vessel that floats without breaking the egggs?
What is marimo weed?
Marimo weed is an algae that forms into a ball and floats in water. Th reason it floats is because the ball is filled with oxygen.
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
Where do you find a rock that floats?
The on rock that floats is a pumice. It is a kind of volcanic glass. The reason it floats is because it has big pours all over it. I'm only in 8th grade and I still know the answer.
Why do oil tankers float?
Same reason as any ships floats - the weight of the water that the hull can push aside is greater than the weight of the ship.
What is the name of the vessel that floats on the sea?
A Ship
