How Does Your Boat Float?

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What are Plimsoll lines on cargo ships used for?

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To show when the ship is full enough.

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Why can a steel ship float?

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Because the density of a boat depends on what is inside it.

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When will an object float in water?

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When its weight is less than the weight of the water it displaces.

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According to Archimedes' Principle, what happens when a boat is placed in water?

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The boat displaces some water.

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What is buoyancy?

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The force exerted by surrounding fluids.

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What is density?

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The mass of an object per unit of volume.

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What does it mean for an object to displace water?

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To push water out of the way when it is placed in it.

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What is the relationship between weight and buoyancy?

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An object will float if its weight is less than the buoyant force acting on it.

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What is Archimedes' Principle?

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A principle stating that a body immersed in a fluid experiences a buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.

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What factors affect whether an object will float or sink?

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The object's density, weight, and the density of the fluid.