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Fresh water. Salt water is denser and therefore makes things more boyant. Ships have marks painted on the side of their hull, usually welded lines and then painted over, that show their load limits in salt and fresh water. These lines are known as Plimsol lines or International Load Lines.

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Q: Will the ship sink further in fresh water or sea water?
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Will the ship sink further into the seawater than if it was in fresh water?

The ship will sink slightly. Salt water is denser there for heavy objects will float more in it. When the ship goes back to fresh water the density decreases and the ship lowers again. This link gives extra information and some simple experiments for you to try at home. http://www.kidsgen.com/school_projects/how_ships_float.htm


Does fresh or salt water sink?

fresh water


What can float in salt water but sink in fresh water?

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Where will a body sink more in fresh water or in sea water?

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Why does fresh egg sink in fresh water?

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Does salt water sink in fresh water?

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Can fresh water fish live in sink water?

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Why did density have to do with salt and egg float?

Put an egg in fresh water and it will sink. Put the egg in heavily salted water and it will float near the surface. This is because the salt makes the water more dense and able to support more weight. The same goes for a ship. A ship will settle lower in fresh water and the same ship will float higher in the oceans.


Why does'nt a ship sink in water?

A ship won't sink if the density of the ship (metal, wood, cargo, any included air) is less than the density of water.


Why does egg sink in fresh water but in salt water it floats?

Salt water is denser than fresh.


If you float in salt water what will you do in fresh water?

If you just barely float in salt water, you will sink in fresh water.


Why will a ship of steel sink while a ship of air wont?

It's possible that a ship of steel will not sink as well. But if it will sink, it would be because the density of steel is greater then the density of water, while air's density is lower then water's.