Describe "Water Displacement". Give an example from everyday life.
Boats in rivers.
so if i explain about boats in rivers
that's describing water displacement???
Yes.
Also if you get into a bathtub full of water, what will happen?
The water will go up
Thanks! :)
Water displacement refers to the displacement or pushing aside of water when an object is submerged in it. The principle behind this phenomenon is known as Archimedes' principle, which states that an object immersed in a fluid will experience an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.
To understand water displacement, let's consider an everyday example: filling a glass with ice cubes. When you pour water into a glass and add ice cubes, you'll notice that the water level in the glass rises. This rise in water level is due to water displacement. As you place the ice cubes into the glass, they displace an equivalent volume of water, causing the water level to increase.
To visualize this, you can remove the ice cubes from the glass and measure the volume of water they displaced by pouring it into a measuring cup. The volume of water displaced will be equal to the volume of the ice cubes.
In summary, water displacement occurs when an object is immersed in water, resulting in the water being pushed aside or displaced by the volume of the object.