A Piece of Wood Is Floating on the Water

question 36

Multiple Choice

A piece of wood is floating on the water. Which one of these statements correctly describes buoyant force?

• A)It is zero.
• B)It is equal to the weight of the wood.
• C)It is equal to all the other forces acting on the wood, but is opposite in direction.
• D)It is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the weight of the wood.

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Definitions:

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