BUOYANCY

BOATS

BELLWORK
GRAB A BELL PAPER AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTION:
HOW IS THIS SHIP ABLE TO STAY AFLOAT IN THE
WATER EVEN THOUGH IT IS SO MUCH MORE DENSE
THAN WATER?

THINK BACK TO WHEN WE

LEARNED ABOUT FORCES

WEIGHT
NORMAL FORCE
FREE BODY DIAGRAM?

CAN YOU LIST THE FORCES

INVOLVED?

TWO FORCES INVOLVED

WEIGHT: MASS X GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
-POINTS DOWNWARD
BUOYANCY FORCE: THE
UPWARDFORCEEXERTED BY ANY FLUID UPON A
BODY PLACED IN IT
BUOYANCY: THE ABILITY OF A FLUID (LIQUID OR
GAS) TO EXERT AN UPWARD FORCE ON AN

WHAT WOULD THE FREE

BODY DIAGRAM LOOK
LIKE?

WHY DO SOME OBJECTS FLOAT

AND OTHER OBJECTS SINK?
THE OBJECT WILL FLOAT WHEN THE BUOYANCY FORCE
EQUALS THE FORCE OF THE OBJECTS WEIGHT.

THE OBJECT WILL SINK IF THE FORCE OF THE WEIGHT IS

GREATER THAN THE BUOYANCY FORCE.

ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE
THE BUOYANCY FORCE ON AN OBJECT IS
EQUAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE FLUID
DISPLACED BY THE OBJECT