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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.
Buoyancy.
water resistance
gravity
Buoyancy
not exactly. things that are less dense than water float. salt makes water more dense and therefore more things can float in it. ============================= (Notice that your rubber duckie floats in the bathtub, even though t here's no salt in your bath.)
The upward force that makes corks, or any substance or object, float is called buoyancy.
Buoyancy
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 is at work is gravity. If you are thinking of bouyancy, it is not a force.
The force that makes things float is called buoyancy.
Buoyancy.
water resistance
gravity
Buoyancy
a dingaling
Bouyancy... its what makes things float in water.