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Khan Academy: The Buoyant Force Does Not Get Smaller as You Sink

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This article explains the buoyant force using a submarine as an example. It also discusses what determines the size of the buoyant force using a formula, and explains decompression sickness better known as the bends.

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buoyant force, gravity
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khan academy:, khan academy: the buoyant force does not get smaller as you sink, what determines the size of the buoyant force?, what is the buoyant force?, decompression sickness or the bends, water is incompressible
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional