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archehimede's principle
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-states that the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal tothe weight of a fluid that the object takes place of
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a fluid
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is a material that can flow and that takes tyhe shape of its container
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formula for pressure
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pressure =force/area
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triangle of force pressure area
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what produces a buoyant force?
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-as the object goes down in a liquid (increases in depth), the pressure from the bottom overpowers the force pushing the object down and it floats
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