The torque produced by the product of the righting arm and the force of gravity and buoyant force acting on a vessel.

NS2 Test Bank: NS2-M3C19 - Buoyancy

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Righting moment
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What force tends to right the ship as it rolls?
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Torque
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens to a balloon when it reaches an altitude where the upward buoyant force equals the downward weight?
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It remains suspended.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Who is responsible for describing buoyant force?
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Archimedes
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The apparent weight of an object in water is its weight in air (true weight) ______ the buoyant force (weight of the displaced fluid).
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minus
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The measured weight of an object immersed in a fluid; its true weight minus the weight of the displaced fluid.
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Apparent weight
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Fillable water tanks used to provide additional weight to vessels. In submarines, a space between the inner and outer hulls filled with water when submerged and with air when surfaced.
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Ballast tanks
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