Competency #4
Analyze Situations involving Archimedes' or Bernoulli's Principle
Learning Objectives c & d
- c. Draw a force diagram for a partially immersed object
- d. Draw a force diagram for a fully immersed object
Question
Write down your answer to the following question:
Use the following illustration and given information to decide which object has the greatest buoyant force:
Given:
Wood and aluminum have same volume
Aluminum and lead have same mass
Objects are in a beaker of water
Which object experiences the greatest buoyant force?
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