Which of the following describes Archimedes' principle?
A. When the speed of a flowing fluid increases, the pressure decreases
B. An immersed object is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
C. Changes in pressure at any point in a fluid at rest are transmitted to all points in the fluid and acts in all directions
D. An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force

Question

Which of the following describes Archimedes' principle?
	A.	When the speed of a flowing fluid increases, the pressure decreases
	B.	An immersed object is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
	C.	Changes in pressure at any point in a fluid at rest are transmitted to all points in the fluid and acts in all directions
	D.	An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force

frostbite · Answer

You will know the answer if you know the old story how the law came to be known.