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What does buoyancy mean?


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Buoyancy:

  1. When something is submerged in water. The earth's gravitational pull pulls it downward.
  2. But the object is propelled upward by water.
  3. This causes the object to rise.
  4. This upward force is referred to as buoyancy or upthrust.

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