Why Do Ships Float?

by Meredith, Susan Markowitz

• ISBN13: 9781604134667
• ISBN10: 1604134666
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

When you step into a full bathtub, you learn a lot about displacement of water. As your body sinks into the tub, the water moves out of the way. But water is also pushing up on you as you enter into it. Why Do Ships Float? reveals the science behind buoyancy and why objects float, even if they are large cruise or military vessels. Colorful photographs and illustrations will enthrall young readers on this voyage through science.

Table of Contents

Sinking and Floating	p. 4
The Shape of Things	p. 6
How Weight Fits In	p. 8
Water Has Density, Too	p. 10
Designing a Ship	p. 12
A Ship's Hull	p. 14
Keeping a Ship Steady	p. 16
A Ship's Power Source	p. 18
Steering a Ship	p. 20
Ships Doing Business	p. 22
Military Ship's	p. 24
Submarines	p. 26
Ships of the Future	p. 28
Glossary	p. 30
To Learn More	p. 31
Index	p. 32
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Excerpts

When you step into a full bathtub, you learn a lot about displacement of water. As your body sinks into the tub, the water moves out of the way. But water is also pushing up on you as you enter into it.Why Do Ships Float? reveals the science behind buoyancy and why objects float, even if they are large cruise or military vessels. Colorful photographs and illustrations will enthrall young readers on this voyage through science.

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Excerpted from Why Do Ships Float? by Robert Famighetti, Susan Markowitz Meredith, Debra Voege
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