31. A ball floats in a container of water. If the ball is pushed down and held underwater, the buoyant force acting on it will:
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Remain the same
d) Cannot be determined without further information
32. The buoyant force acting on an object immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. This statement is known as:
a) Pascal’s law
b) Bernoulli’s principle
c) Newton’s second law
d) Archimedes’ principle
33. A ship sailing in a lake displaces a certain volume of water. If the ship sails into the ocean, it will displace:
a) A greater volume of water
b) A lesser volume of water
c) The same volume of water
d) Cannot be determined without further information
34. The buoyant force acting on an object submerged in a fluid is dependent on the:
a) Surface area of the object
b) Mass of the object
c) Density of the object
d) All of the above
35. A cork floats in water. If it is pushed further down, it will experience a buoyant force:
a) Greater than its weight
b) Lesser than its weight
c) Equal to its weight
d) Cannot be determined without further information
