Decreasing the amount of weight bearing by immersing more of a person's body in water is a result of what property of water?
A)Viscosity
B)Buoyancy
C)Surface tension
D)Hydrostatic pressure

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Buoyancy is the property of water that allows it to exert an upward force on objects placed in it, which is why humans feel lighter in water than on land. By immersing more of a person's body in water, the buoyant force of water increases, resulting in decreased weight bearing. Viscosity refers to the resistance of a fluid to flow, surface tension refers to the cohesive force between molecules at the surface of a liquid, and hydrostatic pressure refers to the pressure that a fluid exerts on any object submerged in it. None of these properties directly relate to the decreased weight bearing in water.

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