a)volume of water
b)weight of water
c)both
d) neither
I think it displaces its weight, but volume I'm not sure about.
2007-10-19 16:23:58 · 5 answers · asked by AnonymousOne 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
C) both It must displace the volume, that is the the space it occupies.. It will also displace the weight because it displaces a certain volume of a certain substance. The exception would be if it was somehow anchored, like to the bottom of the ocean so that it could not rise. In which case it would displace a greater volume than it's weight would justify,
Sorry this is not more obvious but it has been a hard day
2007-10-19 16:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by Charles C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're partly correct. It displaces both. It has to have the same equivalent density as the water to have the save volume per unit of weight.
Doug
2007-10-20 00:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It displaces its own volume of water.
2007-10-19 23:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
volume of water
2007-10-19 23:31:31 · answer #4 · answered by L S 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a)...Volume
2007-10-20 00:15:24 · answer #5 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋