Buoyancy Is the Ability of an Object to Float in a Fluid

question 42

Multiple Choice

Buoyancy is the ability of an object to float in a fluid by ____.

• A)weighing less than the water surrounding it
• B)displacing a volume of water equal in weight to its own weight
• C)displacing a volume of water which weighs slightly more than its own weight
• D)displacing a volume of water which weighs slightly less than its own weight

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