2006-08-15 17:51:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Because the mass of the water that is displaced by an object is what determines whether or not it floats. If the mass of the water displaced is greater than the mass of the object, the object will float. (For the purposes of this post, weight and mass are the same thing.)
2006-08-15 17:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Density, Mass divide by Volume. Water is 1 Density. If you have 1.1 Density, you'll sink in water; if you have 0.9 density, you'll float on water.
2006-08-17 15:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Baby_Apocalypse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They float if they weigh less than the amount of water they displace.
2006-08-16 01:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buoyancy. If something has a higher density than something else (and at least one of them is a fluid), then it will sink. It doesn't have anything to do with the weight.
2006-08-15 17:58:07 · answer #4 · answered by HPE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, it depends upon the amount of water sumthing displaces, u must be able to counter that against the force of the ocean and then only will it float.
if its full of air, pourous etc.
2006-08-15 17:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by Jay P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of density. how much matter it has in it.
2006-08-15 17:55:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dananana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friend , density
2006-08-16 00:31:32 · answer #7 · answered by A. R. Forester 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋