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A ship will sink more easily, when in fresh water instead of sea water, as the fresh water is less dense, due to a lack of salt in it. The density of any object affects how well it's able to float.

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Why a ship sinks in the fresh water than the sea water?

A ship sinks faster in fresh water than in salt water because fresh water is less dense than salt water. This means that in fresh water, there is less buoyant force acting on the ship, causing it to sink more quickly. Salt water, being denser, provides more buoyant force which helps keep the ship afloat for longer.


Why do needle sinks in water but ship floats?

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.


Why do ships sink more in fresh water than in salt water in respect to?

Ships sink more in fresh water than in salt water because fresh water is less dense than salt water. This means that a ship will displace less water in fresh water compared to salt water, leading to less buoyancy and a higher likelihood of sinking. Additionally, fresh water lacks the buoyant force provided by dissolved salts in salt water.


Why does ship float higher than in seawater than in fresh water?

A ship floats higher in seawater compared to fresh water because seawater is denser than fresh water. The denser the liquid, the more buoyant force it exerts on the ship, causing it to float higher. This is due to Archimedes' principle, which states that the buoyant force acting on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.


Why is it that ship floats deeper in fresh water than in the sea water?

A ship floats deeper in fresh water than in sea water because fresh water is less dense than sea water due to a lower concentration of salts and minerals. This lower density causes less buoyant force to be exerted on the ship, making it float deeper in fresh water in order to displace an equivalent volume of the less dense liquid.

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Why a ship sinks in the fresh water than the sea water?

A ship sinks faster in fresh water than in salt water because fresh water is less dense than salt water. This means that in fresh water, there is less buoyant force acting on the ship, causing it to sink more quickly. Salt water, being denser, provides more buoyant force which helps keep the ship afloat for longer.


Why does a ship entering from fresh water to sea water sinks more?

You have it backwards. A ship floats higher in seawater than freshwater. This is because the dissolved salt makes seawater denser. due to the lack of salt content in fresh water. the salinity of ocean water makes it more dense, allowing the boat to sit higher in the water.


Will the ship sink further into the seawater than if it was in fresh water?

The ship will sink slightly. Salt water is denser there for heavy objects will float more in it. When the ship goes back to fresh water the density decreases and the ship lowers again. This link gives extra information and some simple experiments for you to try at home. http://www.kidsgen.com/school_projects/how_ships_float.htm


If a ship sinks is it displacing more or less water and why?

it is displacing more water imagine putting a rock into a small container of water. the container appears to have more water because it was displaced


What is a type of community where fresh and salwater mix?

Brackish water is where salt water and fresh water intermingle. If there is no current the salt water sinks to the bottom and creates an anaerobic layer which nothing can survive because of the toxins it produces therefore if a ship sinks in that environment it will be preserved for hundreds if not thousands of years. Look into shipwrecks that occurred in the Black Sea and the ancient trade route ship disasters. Ships have been brought up whole from the Byzantine Empire.


Is salty water more dense that salty water?

Salt water is more dense than fresh water. A ship would float higher at sea, and lower on a fresh water inland lake.


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.


If ship moves from fresh water to sea water then what happens?

i think it will rise slightly... according to Archimedes principle the weight of floating body is equal to water displaced by it.. and sea water has more density than fresh water and its weight will be more....so ship will slightly rise...


What happens when a ship sails from seawater to fresh water?

When a ship sails from seawater to fresh water, the buoyancy of the ship increases because fresh water is less dense than seawater. This can cause the ship to ride higher in the water. Additionally, there may be a slight increase in the ship's speed due to the lower density of the fresh water offering less resistance to the hull.


Why water level in a ship decreases just before it sinks?

Because it loses weight when they decreases the water level of an ship


Can you write the name of objects that sinks in water?

Boats,ship,gravels.etc.


What is ship foundering?

A foundering ship fails to maintain its upright posture in the sea, takes on water, and sinks.