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Archive Question #0050 WHAT FORCES ACT ON A BOAT TO KEEP IT AFLOAT. WITH A DIAGRAM. It is called bouyancy. It is the air pressure on the top, reacting with the water pressure from underneath. Understand more with an interactive web page at http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/buoyantForce/buoyantForce.html (it asks for chinese support - just click cancel you don;t need it). The force upward is also called upthrust. James and Greg Reeve HomeWork Elephant
WHAT FORCES ACT ON A BOAT TO KEEP IT AFLOAT. WITH A DIAGRAM.
It is called bouyancy. It is the air pressure on the top, reacting with the water pressure from underneath.
Understand more with an interactive web page at http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/buoyantForce/buoyantForce.html (it asks for chinese support - just click cancel you don;t need it).
The force upward is also called upthrust.
James and Greg Reeve HomeWork Elephant
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