Buoyancy: Salt water is more dense than fresh water. A ship floats in both fresh water and salt water. Compared to the fresh water, the volume of salt water displaced by the ship is

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Since salt water is denser than fresh water, a ship will displace less volume of salt water to float because it needs to displace an amount of water equal to its weight, not its volume.

Buoyancy: Salt Water Is More Dense Than Fresh Water