A ship sails from the sea into a river. To keep the same weight floating it must:

  1. go faster
  2. displace less water
  3. lose mass
  4. displace a larger volume of water
Answer

D) displace a larger volume of water

River water is less dense. SLO P-11-B-34 · Application

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