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How can a ship float on the ocean if it ways like a ton or more?
The shape of the ship allows it to float. Imagine a ship that was just a big block of steel, If you put that steel block into water, it would sink because it is denser than water. Ships are built with a hollow shape. The amount of steel is the same, but the hollow shape decreases the boat's density. Water is denser than the hollow boat, so the boat floats. Shaping the block into a hollow form increases the volume occupied by the same mass, which results in a reduced overall density. The ship floats because it is less dense than water.
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 steel fishing weight sink but a 50000 ton ship can floats?
Fifty thousand ton ships are hollow inside. Fishing weights are not.
Why does a steel ship not sink in water?
There is air inside the ship's hull below the waterline. This means that the average density (the ship, its cargo, the air in the hull) is less than that of the water being displaced by the hull. If you filled the ship with something heavier (coal, lead pellets), it would reach a point where the average density was greater than the water displaced, and the ship would sink. If a ship gets a hole in its hull, water replaces the air inside and the ship goes down.
Why would a small pebble sink and a steel ship float?
Well, its not the steel in the ship that floats exactly, its the oxygen contained in the ship, the more water something displaces means the more water is pushing it in horizontal direction. and because of the shapes of ships causes it to be pushed up.
How can a ship float on the ocean if it ways like a ton or more?
The shape of the ship allows it to float. Imagine a ship that was just a big block of steel, If you put that steel block into water, it would sink because it is denser than water. Ships are built with a hollow shape. The amount of steel is the same, but the hollow shape decreases the boat's density. Water is denser than the hollow boat, so the boat floats. Shaping the block into a hollow form increases the volume occupied by the same mass, which results in a reduced overall density. The ship floats because it is less dense than water.
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
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.
How is the density of a steel ball different from a steel ship?
Density = mass/volume let us say the mass of the steel ball and the ship are same. but the steel ball is fully enclosed, a tight spherical volume, where as the ship is a hollow, occupies more volume (multiple times) as that of the spherical ball. Considering the first equation, u know well the density of steel ball is much higher than the steel ship.
Why does a steel fishing weight sink but a 50000 ton ship can floats?
Fifty thousand ton ships are hollow inside. Fishing weights are not.
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.
A steel nail but a steel ship floats how can that be?
The steel ship has a lot of air inside. The nail is solid steel.
Do they ship pixie hollow memberships?
No
Why would steel in a modern ship affect a compass?
Steel contains a large proportion of iron which affects compass needles.
Why is a steel ship magnetised as it is constructed?
because, when a steel ship is constructing then there must be a current flow to construct it.as there is a current flow then the steel ship turned into a magnet.because steel is magnetic element.
When a ship wrecked in the mid ocean what would likely to happen?
it would sink
What is a navy steel training?
"As far as i can tell it would be the retraining of navy for the steel ship integrated in the 1800's.the signifigance of ""wood"" or ""steel"" navy no longer applies."
