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Fluid Displacement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archimedes | Greek mathematician who discovered that heavier objects displace more water than lighter objects |
| Buoyancy | The tendency for an object to float when it is placed in a fluid. Effect of fluid pressure |
| Buoyant force | This is due to the difference in fluid pressures at different depths and is exactly equal to the weight of the fluid displaced |
| Archimedes' principle of buoyancy | The weight lost by an object immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced |
| Air density | Atmosphere is denser at bottom than top. Limits altitude for balloons and airships |