Question

When a boat is floating on a lake, the buoyant force on the boat is equal to:

The weight of the boat.
The volume of the boat below the surface of the lake.
The volume of the boat above the surface.
The mass of the boat.
@Abhisar

Answer 1

the volume of the boat is below the surface of the lake

Answer 2

Why so ?

Answer 3

no that's not right

Answer 4

the mass of the boat is equal to the boyant force

Answer 5

They ask you for the buoyant FORCE

Only one of the answers is a force - so none of the others can be correct

Answer 6

Nopes1

Answer 7

the weight of the boat

Answer 8

yes that's correct !

Answer 9

i was thinking weight and typed mass

Answer 10

Or it would be equal to the weight of the water displaced by the boat.

Answer 11

gotcha

Answer 12

i understand that

Answer 13

So if you multiply the second option with the density of water and acceleration due to the gravity. It would give you the same result

Answer 14

ok