Fill in the blank.
If the weight of the floating object increases, then the weight of the displaced water ________ ?
is the blank spot suppose to be " decreases"? is that correct? or is it " increases " ?
2007-01-21 14:21:49 · 15 answers · asked by Orange? 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
This is not a difficult question, and I am sure you can figure it out for yourself with a little study. Remember that the purpose of your education is to teach you how to find out what you need to know, rather than just to cram your head with facts.
The rule you are discussing is called Archimedes' Principle, and if you will search for that phrase on the internet, you will find articles, diagrams, and examples that will help you understand how it works.
Then the next time you need to understand something, you will know that you start by looking it up. Then you will have begun to obtain an education.
2007-01-21 14:46:11 · answer #1 · answered by aviophage 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Increases
2007-01-21 14:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by FourKingHigh 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
buoyancy is based upon the fact that an object displaces a volume of water of weight equal to the weight of the object. so if you increase the wueight of an object, say a ship, then the ship will sink lower, displacing more water.
2007-01-21 14:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by Yobbomate 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its archimedes' principle. the weight of the displaced water will increase as the weight of the object increases. Or in the exact words of the principle itself, the weight of the water displaced by an object is equal to the weight of the object itself.
2007-01-21 14:27:19 · answer #4 · answered by Kyle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This also depends on the density of the object. If the mass increases directly proportional to the volume of the object then the mass of the displaced water would stay the same.
The mass of the water won't ever change, just the amount that is being displaced.
I doubt if this helped you, but it is a broad question.
Look in your textbook, odds are that the answer is stated in there word-for-word.
2007-01-21 14:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by Nathan H 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
remains the same. However, if the weight of the floating object increases, the water becomes more displaced, possibly causing overflow from the container, thereby decreasing weight of water.
2007-01-21 14:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by mehs 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
increases, since displaced water is the amount of water that should have been where the object is. now in. more weight of the object, more water has been pushed aside to make space for that object
2007-01-21 14:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by kage_ronin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Increases. When you step into a row boat (increasing its weight) it sinks deeper into the water and pushes out of the way (displaces) an amount of water equal to your exact weight. If a man exactly balances three cubic feet of water on a teeter totter, when he steps into the boat it will displace exactly three cubic feet of water. At 62.4 pounds per cubic feet, three cubic feet of water weighs 187.2 pounds which is also the weight of the man.
2007-01-21 14:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by Kes 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
increases...think of it this way. If you have a speedboat weighing 12000lbs, it displaces 12000lbs of water. on the other hand a Nimtz-class aircraft carrier displaces 102,000 tons of water. how much does the aircraft carrier weigh? as we saw with the speed boat there is a direct relationship between weight of the object and weight of the water displaced. so the aircraft carrier also weighs 102,000 tons. hope this helps!
2007-01-21 14:41:02 · answer #9 · answered by Beach_Bum 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think the weight of the displaced water would change at all.
2007-01-21 14:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by Naz 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋