2006-09-05 16:22:32 · 5 answers · asked by livneetdhindsa 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Archimedes Principle would dictate that the boat would weigh the (same as) the water they displace, in order to float........This is a multiple choice question ?
2006-09-05 16:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boats float because the weight of the boat pushes down as the displaced water pushes upward.
Some boats can sink because if you move around, you change the center of gravity and if the center of gravity is lower than the bouyancy (the water pushing up) a boat can flip.
2006-09-05 23:28:16 · answer #2 · answered by ♪Msz. Nena♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give it to link...boats float beacause they weigh the same as the water they displace......or another way of stating this is that the definition of a boats weight is the weight of the water it displaces
2006-09-07 09:12:09 · answer #3 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One, because there's air (which is less denser than water) inside the boat. Or the wood in the boat. Second, the density is spead all over the surface area.
2006-09-05 23:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by Coffee-Infused Insomniac 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
less than the water they dispalce
2006-09-05 23:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by rajorx 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋