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Things that float have a smaller density than water and things that sink have a larger density than water. Because a stone is heavy for its size it sinks but although a ship is heavier its mass is spread out over a larger area so its density is smaller and therefore it floats.
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Why don't shiops sink?
Ships don't sink because they are more boant then the water they float on. Ships don't sink because they are more boant then the water they float on.
Why do ships float in water?
Because they don't sink.
Will a stone sink or float in water?
Most stones will sink in water because they are denser than water. However, some types of pumice stones are porous and can float on water due to their low density.
Why Do Ships float and nails sink?
The general rule is that an object will sink if it has a greater density than the liquid in which it is placed.
Why do boats float and ships sink?
Provided the boats and the ships displace their weight in water without the water coming inboard, they will float and not sink. A boat made of wood is likely to float even when full of water because wood tends to float. It is all to do with displacement and freeboard.
Does haevy object always sink?
No. Cruise ships and aircraft carriers float very nicely.
Why do ships float while coins sink?
Ships float because they displace enough water to create an upward force called buoyancy that is greater than their weight. Coins sink because they are denser than water and therefore displace less water than their own weight.
Why do big metal ships float and not sink?
Big metal ships are designed with a specific shape and structure that displaces enough water to generate buoyancy, which allows them to float. The weight of the ship is spread out over a large enough area, preventing it from sinking. The principle of buoyancy, based on Archimedes' principle, explains why objects float or sink in a fluid.
Why don't the bodies of the people float after the ships sink in Bermuda triangle?
because there are electrical curronts and the curronts of the water.
Do clothes float or sink?
it will float as long as it is not fully covered water.
How do you make a chocolate sink or float?
How can you make a chocolate float or sink
What make stuff sink and float?
what make stuff sink or and float
