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It's the way how the ship is built. The ship in the water is able to fully displace water equal to it own weight, so that the water exerts a greater upthrust on the ship, than the ship is able to exert on the water with its weight. The net upthrust results in the ship staying afloat.
If at any point the ship is not able to displace an amount of water equal to its weight, it will keep sinking until EITHER the ship finally displaces the right amount of water and begins to float OR the ship cannot displace enough water and becomes completely submerged, and sinks to the bottom of the body of water.
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Difference between an empty ship and loaded ship in sea water?
A loaded ship is going to sink into the water more,causing water to displace..
Why a stone sink in water but a ship floats on water surface?
A stone has a greater density than water; a ship, less.
Why stone sink in water but ship does not?
due to Archimedes principle
Is mass what makes things float or sink in water?
no!!
Does mass alone determine whether an object will float or sink Explain?
No. The relationship between mass and displacement does. Think about ships and boats. If had a big block of steel with the same mass a cargo ship and put it in the water, then it would sink. The ship is shaped so that it displaces enough water to keep itself afloat. If you cut a hole in the bottom of the ship, and then weld that material the side of it, then you haven't changed the mass of it, but it will sink.
Why bodies do not sink in the salty water?
The salt makes the water dense and the object must be heavier like metal or a ship to sink.
Why does'nt a ship sink in water?
A ship won't sink if the density of the ship (metal, wood, cargo, any included air) is less than the density of water.
Why will a ship of steel sink while a ship of air wont?
It's possible that a ship of steel will not sink as well. But if it will sink, it would be because the density of steel is greater then the density of water, while air's density is lower then water's.
Difference between an empty ship and loaded ship in sea water?
A loaded ship is going to sink into the water more,causing water to displace..
Why a stone sink in water but a ship floats on water surface?
A stone has a greater density than water; a ship, less.
Why stone sink in water but ship does not?
due to Archimedes principle
Why filled cylinder with liquid gas sink in water but ship does not?
The air (within the ship) is less dense than water.,
What carries no weight but can sink a ship?
a hole.
What makes ship in the ship in the sea move?
water
Will the ship sink further into the seawater than if it was in fresh water?
The ship will sink slightly. Salt water is denser there for heavy objects will float more in it. When the ship goes back to fresh water the density decreases and the ship lowers again. This link gives extra information and some simple experiments for you to try at home. http://www.kidsgen.com/school_projects/how_ships_float.htm
Why ship doenot sink in ocean?
Ships don't sink in the ocean because the air pressure pushes the ship upward and keeps it buoyant-------------------------------- Ships don't sink because the overall density of the ship is lower than the density of the salt water and it displaces its weight's equivalent of water using only a portion of the ship's volume.
What makes you sink when walking on water?
density
