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Whether something sinks when it's placed on water is determined by the amount (weight) of water that it displaces.
The needle, being small in size and relatively high in mass (relative to its size), displaces very little water when it is placed on the surface. The weight of the needle will be more than the weight of the water that it displaces and the needle will sink.
The ship, though many times heavier than the needle, will displace alot more water than the needle. The ship will float if the weight of the displaced water is more than the weight of the ship.
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What is reason that a steel ship floats while a steel needle sinks?
The displaces a sufficient amount of water to keep it afloat
Why does a ship made of steel float while a needle sinks?
A needle is fully metal whereas a ship is hollow so it floats
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
Why does an aluminum cube sink but a sheet of aluminum float?
Have you heard of Archimedes. Well he stated that the weight of water displaced by an object is equal to the weight of the object. From here we conclude that object being more denser than water sinks those being less dense than water floats. An Aluminum cube has a much higher density than that of water and the sheet is less dense than water. Thus the former floats while the latter sinks. Now you also might have noticed that an iron nail sinks while an iron ship floats. I hope now you can answer this question!!
How much weight can water support?
It depends on the density (the mass per unit volume) not just the weight. That is why a one ton anchor sinks while a 100,000 ton ship floats.
A steel needle sinks in h20 but a steel ship floats?
The needle is solid, it's density higher than water's. The ship is hollow, its overall density lower than water's.
What is reason that a steel ship floats while a steel needle sinks?
The displaces a sufficient amount of water to keep it afloat
Why does a ship made of steel float while a needle sinks?
A needle is fully metal whereas a ship is hollow so it floats
What is a ship wreck?
a ship wreck is when a ship sinks and floats to the bottem of the ocean were it is filled with water and creatures of the sea.
Why a coin sinks while a ship floats?
Ultraoversimplifying it, the coin is solid metal all the way through and weighs more than its volume of water, the ship has a large space filled with air inside it resulting in the weight of the ship and cargo being less than the weight of the volume of water it occupies.This is called buoyancy: the coin has negative buoyancy and sinks, the ship has positive buoyancy and floats.
Why does a steel ball sink in water but a toy ship made of steel floats?
Density of a steel ball is greater than the den. Of h2o - it sinks similarly den. Of a toy ship is less than the den. Of h2o - it floats
Why does that a small pin sinks in water whereas A big ship floats in water Explain?
AnswerThe air in the ship PLUS the weight of the ship must just equalthe weight of the water displaced (pushed out of the way)by the hull of the ship.The pin lacks the air.
How come a nail sinks and a metal ship floats?
An object will sink if its density is greater than that of water (or another liquid in which it is placed). If its density is less, it will float. In the case of the ship, the air in the ship helps reduce the total density.
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
Why does an aluminum cube sink but a sheet of aluminum float?
Have you heard of Archimedes. Well he stated that the weight of water displaced by an object is equal to the weight of the object. From here we conclude that object being more denser than water sinks those being less dense than water floats. An Aluminum cube has a much higher density than that of water and the sheet is less dense than water. Thus the former floats while the latter sinks. Now you also might have noticed that an iron nail sinks while an iron ship floats. I hope now you can answer this question!!
How much weight can water support?
It depends on the density (the mass per unit volume) not just the weight. That is why a one ton anchor sinks while a 100,000 ton ship floats.
Even though a brick weighs less than a metal-hull ship a brick in a bathtub sinks but a metal-hull ship in the ocean floats why?
Density.
