Which principle explains why a ship floats on water?
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Which principle explains why a ship floats on water?
Archimedes' principle
Bernoulli's principle
Pascal's principle
Newton's third law
Archimedes' principle states that a body submerged in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
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Q: Which principle explains why a ship floats on water?
Solution: Archimedes' principle states that a body submerged in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
Steps: 6
Step 1: Understand that a ship is a large object that is placed in water.
Step 2: Know that when the ship is placed in water, it pushes some water out of the way.
Step 3: Realize that the water that is pushed out is called 'displaced water.'
Step 4: Learn that Archimedes' principle says that the ship will feel an upward force from the water.
Step 5: This upward force is equal to the weight of the water that was pushed out.
Step 6: If the upward force is greater than or equal to the weight of the ship, the ship will float.
