It is because the fresh water has less density compared to that of salt water.
the difference between salt water and fresh water is that salt water is from the ocean and fresh water is water that hasn't gotten to the ocean and so the water is clean, And you can only drink fresh water not salt water
the difference between fresh water and potable water is fresh water can come form the ground, and/or, ice burgs.
Fresh water ..... lol
Fresh water ecosysystems are located in every continents.
This is a somewhat misleading question. Water is a renewable resource, so the 3% of our water that is fresh water will remain fresh water. If we consume the water, it is recycled and returned to the system. Salt Water also becomes fresh water through the natural rain and weather cycles of our planet. The only issue we would have is if we started to pollute and destroy existing water systems used for drinking and irrigating our fields. This would still be considered fresh water, but unusable water.
Ships sink more in fresh water than in salt water because fresh water is less dense than salt water. This means that a ship will displace less water in fresh water compared to salt water, leading to less buoyancy and a higher likelihood of sinking. Additionally, fresh water lacks the buoyant force provided by dissolved salts in salt water.
Humans cam survive for about 3 days with out fresh water. Fresh water is brought on ships for this reason because distilling salt water on a ship is difficult.
Ships will float in fresh water as long as their density is lower than that of the water they displace. This is due to Archimedes' principle, which states that the buoyant force acting on an object in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
The term you are referring to is "freeboard." Freeboard is the distance from the waterline to the deck of a boat, which determines how much weight a boat can carry without submerging the deck or taking on water. A boat's freeboard is crucial for buoyancy and stability in the water.
To avoid any overflow
Freeboard refers to the distance between the waterline and the upper deck level of a vessel, while buoyancy is the force that keeps the vessel afloat. A higher freeboard generally indicates that a vessel has good buoyancy, as it can displace enough water to support its weight without taking on water. Conversely, if a vessel has low freeboard, it may be more susceptible to waves and flooding, compromising its buoyancy and stability. Thus, freeboard is a critical factor in assessing a vessel's seaworthiness and performance in different water conditions.
It is the displacement of the vessels weight and the freeboard remaining of a vessel that determines whether a vessel will float and or sink. A ship will float higher on salt water (salt water is denser) than if on fresh water (less dense).
Ships need more ballast in the ocean because the salt helps to keep them a float.What we know is that salt water is about 3% more dense than fresh water and that ships use the water they are floating in for ballast.Say an ocean ship needs 10 tonnes of ballast to get to it's stable water line. The volume of 10 tonnes of seawater would equal 9.7m3.That same ship will float slightly lower in fresh water since fresh water is less dense. It will need 3% less ballast weight (9.7 tonnes) to get to the same stable water line in fresh water. The volume of 9.7 tonnes of fresh water would equal 9.7 m3.So, the ship in the ocean requires 3% more ballast weight than the ship in fresh water, but the ballast volume is the same in both cases.
Because the the sea water contains salt, which increases the density of the water. Therefore, the ships becomes even less dense than the water, making it float higher.
Salt water toilets on boats and ships use seawater to flush waste instead of fresh water. The seawater is pumped into the toilet bowl to flush away waste, which then gets discharged overboard. This system helps conserve fresh water on the vessel.
Freeboard is the vertical distance between the waterline and the upper deck level of a ship when it is fully loaded. It is an important safety measure to prevent water from flooding the deck during rough seas or heavy weather. The freeboard requirement depends on various factors such as the type of ship, its purpose, and international regulations.
Salt water is denser that fresh water, so a swimmer (and ships) float higher in saltwater.