Explain in terms of pressure why a boat made of modelling clay floats. 2 mark question, scientific answer please.
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Answer:
Building a clay boat hold as much weight as possible is an engineering design problem.
Explanation:
Using Archimedes' principle, buoyant object as one whose density is less than that of water here the pressure acts in opposition to gravity in order to make buoyant objects float.
When an object floats, it displaces a volume of water whose mass is equal to the object's own mass. If it can't displace this much water, the object sinks.
After completing the activity,we can look back at the water levels marked on their beakers to verify that the floating boat displaced more water than the sunken lump of clay did.
Clay, therefore, can be a floater or a sinker, depending on its shape. It is denser than water, so ordinarily it sinks. But it can also be molded into a shape designed to displace a lot of water.