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If an object is less dense than water, or if it floats on water, it displaces the same weight of water equal to the weight of the object. If the object sinks in water, it displaces a volume of water equal to the volume of the object. This is known as the Archimedes principle
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When an object is in water is it heavier or lighter?
lighter
Does a heavier object or a lighter object experience a greater gravitational force?
I'm not exactly sure what you mean when you say "heavier" and "lighter". Does that mean the object's "weight" ? Could that be the same as the gravitational force on it ?
Is there more gravitational potential energy in heavier object or lighter object?
When they're both at the same height, the heavier object has more gravitational potential energy.
Does a heavier object have more inertia than a lighter object?
Yes because according to newton 1st law
How is the buoyant force on a floating object related to weight of water it displaces?
if the water is heavier than the item inside it, then the water sinks to underneath the object. if the object is heavier then the object will sink under the water.
When an object is in water is it heavier or lighter?
lighter
Is there any material that becomes heavier when submerged in water and lighter when it is taken out?
A porous object absorb water and is heavier. In air the water is evaporated and the object become lighter.
Does a heavier object or a lighter object experience a greater gravitatoinal force?
the heavier object
What heavier object sinks but the lighter object floats but the heavier object can be a thousand times larger than the lighter object?
Not a clue. Please Tell Me The Answer ?? :)
Would an object be heavier or lighter on the Sun?
The object is actually lighter on the Sun
Does an object become heavier when placed in water?
No. It becomes lighter as the water exerts an upthrust on the object according to the archmides' principle. Thus the reaction force ( or the weight ) of an object becomes less.
Is Saturn lighter or heavier than water?
it is lighter than water.
Does a heavier object or a lighter object experience a greater gravitational force?
I'm not exactly sure what you mean when you say "heavier" and "lighter". Does that mean the object's "weight" ? Could that be the same as the gravitational force on it ?
Is a solution heavier than a solvent?
Depends on the solute: alcohol in water is lighter, salt in water is heavier than water.
Is there more gravitational potential energy in heavier object or lighter object?
When they're both at the same height, the heavier object has more gravitational potential energy.
Why is the heavier object harder to accelerate than the lighter one?
Inertia
What happens when the gravitational force acting on an object is changed?
it is lighter or heavier
