SCIENTIFIC TERMS FOR SAIL BOATS
BUOYANCY - THE UPWARD FORCE OF A FLUID
GRAVITY - THE DOWNWARD FORCE OF AN OBJECT
MASS - AMOUNT OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT
MATTER - GENERAL TERM FOR THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH PHYSICAL OBJECTS CONSIST
VOLUME - THE AMOUNT OF SPACE MATTER TAKES UP (L X W X H)
DENSITY - HOW MUCH MATTER CAN FIT IN A SPECIFIC PLACE (D=M/V)
ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE - AN OBJECT MUST DISPLACE AN AMOUNT OF WATER EQUAL TO ITS OWN WEIGHT
BUOYANCY DEPENDS OF VOLUME AND DENSITY
OBJECTS WITH LARGE VOLUMES AND LOW DENSITIES TEND TO BE QUITE BUOYANT.
DENSITY OF WATER IS 1 G/ML
GRAVITY - THE DOWNWARD FORCE OF AN OBJECT
MASS - AMOUNT OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT
MATTER - GENERAL TERM FOR THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH PHYSICAL OBJECTS CONSIST
VOLUME - THE AMOUNT OF SPACE MATTER TAKES UP (L X W X H)
DENSITY - HOW MUCH MATTER CAN FIT IN A SPECIFIC PLACE (D=M/V)
ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE - AN OBJECT MUST DISPLACE AN AMOUNT OF WATER EQUAL TO ITS OWN WEIGHT
BUOYANCY DEPENDS OF VOLUME AND DENSITY
OBJECTS WITH LARGE VOLUMES AND LOW DENSITIES TEND TO BE QUITE BUOYANT.
DENSITY OF WATER IS 1 G/ML