How ship floats in the ocean, but iron pieace sinks in ocean?

Question

How ship floats in the ocean, but iron pieace sinks in ocean?

Answer 1

ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE STATES THAT AN OBJECT FLOATS WHEN IT HAS DISPLACED ITS OWN WEIGHT IN THE MEDIUM IN WHICH IT IS FLOATING. A SHIP ALTHOUGH COMPOSED OF METAL IS LARGE ENOUGH TO DISPLACE ITS WEIGHT WHEREAS A PIECE OF IRON IS SOLID AND VERY DENSE SO THAT IT IS NOT SPREAD OUT IN A WAY TO DISPLACE ITS WEIGHT. IF YOU TAKE THE IRON AND HAMMER IT INTO A BOAT LIKE SHAPE IT WOULD PROBABLY FLOAT.SEE THIS LINK FOR A BETTER EXPLANATION;;;;http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08045...

Answer 2

Ships are sealed hulls, with watertight chambers separated by bulkheads. The center keel keeps it upright, while the visible hull spreads the force of gravity over a very large area. A leak or rupture will flood one bulkhead, extending the time needed to evacuate the ship.

Answer 3

man its DENSITY!!!! ....as ship is hollow from inside irs density is less...so it floats .tats why when theres hole and water starts coming in it starts sinking...

Answer 4

it's the construction- ships consist of ballasts(compartments) that hold air. so figure it like this when you look at a ship, there isn't just the outside skin and the the inside if the ship, it's actually a network of chambers(sealed) that allow the ship to float(creates bouyancy). also the shape i believe has something to do with it.

Answer 5

the ship weighs less than the water it displaces