WCS Chapter 2_3

What is the force that helps objects float in a liquid or gas?

• Tension

• Friction

• Buoyancy

• Gravity

What is the principle of buoyancy that states the upward force pushing the ship up is equal to the weight of the ship?

• Newton's Law

• Archimedes' Principle

• Einstein's Theory

• Boyle's Law

What is the distance from the waterline to the top of the hull called?

• Superstructure

• Freeboard

• Keel

• Bulkhead

What type of stress can be caused by wave motion of the sea on a ship with different in its load, stern weight more than bow ?

• Shear Stress

• Compression Stress

• Tension Stress

• Torque Stress

What is the condition known as when the ship's center is lower than the bow and stern?

• Sagging

• Hogging

• Rolling

• Pitching

What is the force that pushes the ship upward when it floats in still water?

• Friction

• Buoyant Force

• Gravity

• Tension Force

What is the term used for the force of the ship's overall weight pushing it downward?

• Weight Force

• Friction Force

• Displacement Force

• Buoyant Force

What is the force that helps objects float in a liquid or gas?

• Tension

• Friction

• Buoyancy

• Gravity

The 2 types of forces imposed by its internal loading, weather, sea state and other influences?

 

• 1. Hogging and 2. Sagging

• 1. Torsion and 2. Racking

• 1. Static and 2. Shear

• 1. Dynamic and 2. Static

The area of the hull above the waterline is our

• Reserve of Buoyancy

• Superstructure

• Freeboard

• Buoyant Volume