Question

Icebergs cannot be easily seen by sailors T or F

Answer 1

ice is 9% less dense than water so the sailors could only see 10% of the iceberg above water the rest is below water. So it could become difficult for sailors to measure its size and location leading to collisions E.g. Titanic

Answer 2

Answer:

True Iceberg cannot be easily seen by sailors.

Explanation:

• Ice berg is large part of ice broken off a glacier that floats on water freely.
• It is cannot be seen by sailors because large portion of iceberg remain underneath water.Only tip portion the iceberg can be seen.
• The portion which is underwater is much larger than the tip which is out of the water.
• Iceberg makes the situation dangerous for ship as during navigation for the path near the iceberg,large portion cannot be seen and it may cause accident.
• Ship may be get hurt or sinked in the water.
• The sharp hidden ice can tear the bottom of the ship very easily.
• To locate iceberg for preventing ship accident like Titanic GPS (Global positioning system) is used.