Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

floating on water is due to ___

  1. upward pushing

  2. bounacy force

  3. floating froce

  4. water is heaviest from others
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Objects float due to buoyant force - an upward force exerted by fluids that opposes the weight of an immersed object. This force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object (Archimedes' principle). The spelling 'bounacy' is a typo for 'buoyancy'.

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