Archimedes principle and law of flotation questions | form one Physics

(i) A ship of mass 1.2 × 10⁶ kg floats in sea-water. What volume of sea-water does it displace?
(ii) Total volume of a piece of wood given that its relative density is 0.60.

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(i) Define the term upthrust.
(ii) List down two conditions that make an object float.

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A cube of wood of side 4.0 cm and a density of 500 kg m ^-3 is placed on the surface of water.
(i) What fraction of wood would be immersed in water?
(ii) Calculate the force applied to the cube that makes the top surface of the cube be on the same level as the water surface.

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The ability of a body to float in a fluid is known as

1. The law of upthrust
2. The law of Archimedes
3. The law of floatation
4. Floating

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(i) What effect does an increase in temperature have on the density of most liquids?
(ii) Explain the procedure of using methylated spirit, water and a pendulum bob to find the relative density of spirit.

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