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The upward force that makes corks, or any substance or object, float is called buoyancy.
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The upward force of a liquid or air on an object that helps it float?
The force that makes things float is called buoyancy.
What force makes people float?
gravity
What makes poo sink or float?
Buoyancy, which is an upward acting force exerted by a fluid , that opposes an object's weight.
What force makes things fall downwards?
The force that makes things pull downwards is called "gravity". That's why we don't float when we jump.
What is the force that makes a cork float?
Buoyancy
This force help a ship float?
The force that helps a ship float is the buoyant force. The buoyant force is exerted by a fluid upwards that opposes the weight of the object immersed.
The force that makes a boat float?
The force that is at work is gravity. If you are thinking of bouyancy, it is not a force.
What force makes a ship float?
water resistance
What force makes an object float on water?
Buoyancy.
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 is the name of the force that makes things that are heavy float?
a dingaling
What force makes a straw and clay ball float?
Buoyancy
