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Buoyancy
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The upward force that makes a cork float is called?
The upward force that makes corks, or any substance or object, float is called buoyancy.
Does cork sink or float in mercury?
Oil is denser than cork, so the cork would float.
Why will a cork float in a swimming pool?
A cork has a low density. It is lower then water. That causes it to float.
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.
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 a ship float?
water resistance
What force makes an object float on water?
Buoyancy.
Does cork float?
Yes.
How does the weight of a floating object compare with the buoyant force acting on an object?
The weight must be less than the buoyant force. Push down on a floating cork and it will sink below the surface. Stop pushing and remove your hand, and the cork's buoyancy will take over and the cork will float again.
What force makes people float?
gravity
What is the name of the force that makes things that are heavy float?
a dingaling
