Figure 11.1
-Dolphins are sleeping at the bottom of a cove, floating low above the ocean floor. Which diagram in Fig. 11.1 shows the correct forces acting on the dolphins?
A)diagram (a)
B)diagram (b)
C)diagram (c)
D)diagram (d)

Question

Figure 11.1 
-Dolphins are sleeping at the bottom of a cove, floating low above the ocean floor. Which diagram in Fig. 11.1 shows the correct forces acting on the dolphins?
A)diagram (a) 
B)diagram (b) 
C)diagram (c) 
D)diagram (d)

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The dolphins are floating low above the ocean floor, so the buoyant force is greater than the weight of the dolphins. The dolphins are not moving, so the net force on the dolphins is zero. The only forces acting on the dolphins are the buoyant force and the weight of the dolphins.

Figure 11.1 -Dolphins Are Sleeping at the Bottom of a Cove, Floating