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Why do ships sink more in fresh water than in salt water in respect to?
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∙ 11y ago
Salt water is more dense than fresh water. So when you're in salt water you float more than when you are in fresh water
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How does salt water have an effect on buoyancy?
the salt water has more density than fresh, so it can carry more weight than fresh water.
Why saltwater is denser than the freshwater?
Salt water is more dense than fresh water because salt water has more mass than fresh water.
Why does a perspex block sink in fresh water but floats in salty water?
salty water is more dense than fresh
Which has more pressure fresh water or salt water?
Salt water
Which is more dense fresh or salt water?
salt water
Why do ships sink more in fresh water than in salt water in respect to freeboard?
It is because the fresh water has less density compared to that of salt water.
Do ships in the general lakes need more or less ballast than ocean-going ships?
Ships need more ballast in the ocean because the salt helps to keep them a float.What we know is that salt water is about 3% more dense than fresh water and that ships use the water they are floating in for ballast.Say an ocean ship needs 10 tonnes of ballast to get to it's stable water line. The volume of 10 tonnes of seawater would equal 9.7m3.That same ship will float slightly lower in fresh water since fresh water is less dense. It will need 3% less ballast weight (9.7 tonnes) to get to the same stable water line in fresh water. The volume of 9.7 tonnes of fresh water would equal 9.7 m3.So, the ship in the ocean requires 3% more ballast weight than the ship in fresh water, but the ballast volume is the same in both cases.
Why do ships sink deeper in fresh water than in salt water?
Any thing from people to ships are more buoyant in freshwater than in saltwater. Buoyancy is determined by the downward and upward force of an object. Also, saltwater weighs more than freshwater, so objects are more buoyant in the heavier water.
It oxygen more soluble in fresh water or in salt water?
Oxygen is more soluble in fresh water.
Will the ship sink further in fresh water or sea water?
Fresh water. Salt water is denser and therefore makes things more boyant. Ships have marks painted on the side of their hull, usually welded lines and then painted over, that show their load limits in salt and fresh water. These lines are known as Plimsol lines or International Load Lines.
Where will a body sink more in fresh water or in sea water?
Fresh water...
What has more oxygen salt water or fresh water?
Freshwater has more oxygen than salt water but oxygen is more solublein fresh water.
Which holds more heat salt water or fresh water?
Salt water holds more heat than fresh water
Do ships in the great lakes need more or less ballast than ocean going ships?
Ships need more ballast in the ocean because the salt helps to keep them a float.What we know is that salt water is about 3% more dense than fresh water and that ships use the water they are floating in for ballast.Say an ocean ship needs 10 tonnes of ballast to get to it's stable water line. The volume of 10 tonnes of seawater would equal 9.7m3.That same ship will float slightly lower in fresh water since fresh water is less dense. It will need 3% less ballast weight (9.7 tonnes) to get to the same stable water line in fresh water. The volume of 9.7 tonnes of fresh water would equal 9.7 m3.So, the ship in the ocean requires 3% more ballast weight than the ship in fresh water, but the ballast volume is the same in both cases.
Is ther more fresh water or salt water in the United states?
i think it is fresh water
The Cay book in chapter 7 how does timothy plan to get more fresh water?
He plans to get more fresh water from rain water.
Is lake Huron salt water or fresh water?
No lakes in the world have saltwater and fresh water because if salt water entered a fresh water lake, the fresh water would turn into salt waterRead more: What_lake_has_both_salt_water_and_freshwater
