Design Squad
What Is Water Displacement?
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See how a boat floats because of how it moves, or displaces, water.
See how a boat floats because of how it moves, or displaces, water.
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Design Squad
What Is Water Displacement?
Clip | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
See how a boat floats because of how it moves, or displaces, water.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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A boat floats because of how it displaces water.
Archimedes' Principle says that an object will float if it displaces an amount of water equal to its own weight.
As the weight of the sailboat pushes downward, the hull displaces, or moves, water out of the way.
A force equal to the weight of the displaced water, called a buoyant force, pushes upward on the bottom of the boat, keeping it afloat.
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