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    The document discusses buoyancy and how ships float. It explains that ships float due to buoyancy, which is the upward force of water on an object called upthrust. Ships float when their weight is less than or equal to the weight of the water they displace. For a ship to float stably, its weight must be less than or equal to the upthrust force from the water it displaces.

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    The document discusses buoyancy and how ships float. It explains that ships float due to buoyancy, which is the upward force of water on an object called upthrust. Ships float when their weight is less than or equal to the weight of the water they displace. For a ship to float stably, its weight must be less than or equal to the upthrust force from the water it displaces.

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    Why Ships Float: Buoyancy Forces Explained

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    The document discusses buoyancy and how ships float. It explains that ships float due to buoyancy, which is the upward force of water on an object called upthrust. Ships float when their weight is less than or equal to the weight of the water they displace. For a ship to float stably, its weight must be less than or equal to the upthrust force from the water it displaces.

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    Buoyancywhy does a ship float?

    A buoy floats because of buoyancythe upward force of water on an object. This force is also called upthrust.

    1) Do you think that a block of steel will float? Yes or No? _______ 2) When the block of steel is put into the water, it floats/sinks. How does a steel ship float? Draw arrows to show the force of gravity and upthrust on the ship.

    Put a circle around the correct answer: 3) A steel ship will float when the weight of the ship is less than/equal to/more than the weight of the water it displaces (pushes aside). 4) For a 10,000 Newton ship to float, it must displace (push aside) 9000,10000,11000 N of water. 5) If a ship weighs 10000 N and it displaces 25000 N of water, how much can it carry? __________N 6) If a ship weighs 5000N and it carries 10000N of cargo, but can only displace 12000N of water, what will happen to the ship? It will sink/float because _______________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

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