Practice - Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle
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Practice Questions
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What is buoyancy?
💡 Hint: Think about how objects feel lighter in water.
What does Archimedes' Principle state?
💡 Hint: It's about the weight of the fluid pushed aside.
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What is buoyancy?
💡 Hint: Think about the force acting against gravity.
True or False: Archimedes’ Principle applies only to liquids.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens in gases.
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Challenge Problems
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A solid cube of side length 10 cm and density 700 kg/m³ is submerged in water. Calculate the buoyant force acting on it.
💡 Hint: Use density to find the weight of the displaced water.
A submersible weighs 1200 N when in air and loses 400 N of weight when submerged. Calculate the weight of water displaced and whether the submersible will float.
💡 Hint: Compare the weight of the submersible with the weight of the displaced water.
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