2. A 827 cm³ gold nugget and a 827 cm³ aluminum block are immersed in water. Which object experiences the greater buoyant force? 3. A ship made of steel (psteel = 7.8 × 103 kg/m³) will float in water. Explain, in terms of densities, how this is possible. 4. Consider a pirate boat in a pond with the anchor on the boat. When the pirates throw the anchor overboard, what happens to the water level at the shore? Does the water at the shore rise, fall, or stay at the same level? Explain, in terms of Archimedes' principle (density, volume, or weight), why this happens.

2. A 827 cm³ gold nugget and a 827 cm³ aluminum block are immersed in water. Which object experiences the greater buoyant force? 3. A ship made of steel (psteel = 7.8 × 103 kg/m³) will float in water. Explain, in terms of densities, how this is possible. 4. Consider a pirate boat in a pond with the anchor on the boat. When the pirates throw the anchor overboard, what happens to the water level at the shore? Does the water at the shore rise, fall, or stay at the same level? Explain, in terms of Archimedes' principle (density, volume, or weight), why this happens.

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2. A 827 cm³ gold nugget and a 827 cm³ aluminum block are immersed in water. Which
object experiences the greater buoyant force?
3. A ship made of steel (psteel = 7.8 × 103 kg/m³) will float in water. Explain, in terms of
densities, how this is possible.
4. Consider a pirate boat in a pond with the anchor on the boat. When the pirates throw the
anchor overboard, what happens to the water level at the shore? Does the water at the
shore rise, fall, or stay at the same level? Explain, in terms of Archimedes' principle
(density, volume, or weight), why this happens.

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