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An egg floating in salt water. The salt makes the water more dense. Since the egg is less dense it floats!

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What are the purpose of ballast tanks?

to control the buoyancy of a submarine


Why is buoyancy important on a submarine?

because its a boat, without buoyancy it would sink


Is the buoyancy of the Dead Sea because of the hyper salinity and is buoyancy experienced in lake Asal?

Salt does make a difference in buoyancy but if there is no salt then you shouldn't sink to the bottom. Your head will go under. Every object has some degree of buoyancy in water. Some have enough so that they float, others do not. _______ Actually, the Dead Sea is not 'buoyant'. Buoyancy is a property of a solid object you put in the water. The salinity of the dead sea increases the specific gravity of its water. Specific gravity is to liquids as density is to solids. So the water of the Dead Sea has a very high specific gravity.


What is the physics in swimming?

For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. All of newtons laws aply as well as achemedes principle


Do you realize we are floating in space?

We are held onto Earth by gravity. Also, the atmosphere ( air) is like fluid, like water. If you drop a stick into the ocean, it floats. That's because the weight of the stick is less than the buoyancy of the ocean pushing up, so it floats. A rock, on the other hand, is heavier than the buoyancy of the water pushing up on it, so it sinks. Imagine the air as water. We do not get pushed up into space because our weight is greater than the buoyancy of the air pushing up on us. So it is like we are in the bottom of an ocean.

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How or where is buoyancy used in real life?

Buoyancy is used for many life examples, submarines, swimmers would like to know about it, and the army would use it. Those are some life examples that of real life that buoyancy would be used! Hope this helps!


What affect provided by water aerobics helps make the exercise beneficial?

Buoyancy


What are some real life examples of buoyancy?

boats, icebergs, lifebuoy, and helium balloons hope taht helps.


What kind of buoyancy do submarines have when they are resting on the surfce of the ocean?

Positive Buoyancy. When submarine submerges, it initially uses negative buoyancy to submerge, and then levels out to neutral buoyancy.


What are three types of buoyancy?

Three types of buoyancy are positive buoyancy, negative buoyancy, and neutral buoyancy. Positive buoyancy occurs when an object is lighter than the fluid it displaces, causing it to float. Negative buoyancy happens when an object is heavier than the fluid it displaces, causing it to sink. Neutral buoyancy is when an object has the same density as the fluid it displaces, resulting in it neither sinking nor floating.


Does freshwater have buoyancy?

Yes, all fluids have buoyancy.


What does buoyancy help with?

High buoyancy=easy to float


How do i know if you have positive or neutral buoyancy?

You can determine your buoyancy by observing whether you float, sink, or stay suspended in water. If you float on the water's surface, you have positive buoyancy. If you sink, you have negative buoyancy. When you remain suspended at a certain depth, your buoyancy is neutral.


When was buoyancy found?

The phenomena of buoyancy was first discovered by Archimedes.


How can buoyancy be demonstrated?

buoyancy can be demonstrated if you float something because buoyancy is when something floats for example a boat floating in water


How does salt reduce buoyancy in water?

Salt actually increases buoyancy.


How do I control my buoyancy as I ascend after a dive?

release air from your buoyancy vest.