In the picture below,when the ship is filled with cargo it sinks into the water until the mass of water displaced is equal to the mass of the cargo.The ship is then said to be ________.
A) an equipotential surface
B) in freeboard balance
C) equal to the geoid
D) in isostatic equilibrium

Question

In the picture below,when the ship is filled with cargo it sinks into the water until the mass of water displaced is equal to the mass of the cargo.The ship is then said to be ________. 
A) an equipotential surface 
B) in freeboard balance 
C) equal to the geoid 
D) in isostatic equilibrium

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement "when the ship is filled with cargo it sinks into the water until the mass of water displaced is equal to the mass of the cargo" refers to Archimedes' principle, which states that an object immersed in a fluid experiences a buoyant force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. When the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the ship plus cargo, the ship is said to be in isostatic equilibrium.

In the Picture Below,when the Ship Is Filled with Cargo