What force allows this huge iceberg to float instead of sinking to the botton of the ocean

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Joyce Thornton

11 April, 15:56

What force allows this huge iceberg to float instead of sinking to the botton of the ocean

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Lizbeth Banks · Answer 1

Answer: The Bouyant force

Explanation:

The reason there's a buoyant force is because of the rather unavoidable fact that the bottom of an object is always deeper in a fluid than the top of the object. This means the upward force from water has to be greater than the downward force from water.