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Buoyancy
Term | Definition |
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buoyancy | the tendency to float in water or other liquid |
displacement | the process by which an object pushes aside the liquid in which it is placed |
volume | the amount of space that an object takes up |
Archimede's Principle | the buoyant force acting on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid that the object displaces |
submerge | to put under water or another fluid |