True Weight: The actual weight of an object ($mg$). | Apparent Weight: How heavy an object feels in a fluid ($F_g - F_b$).

Floating: Buoyant force is greater than the force of gravity ($F_b > F_g$). | Sinking: Buoyant force is less than the force of gravity ($F_b < F_g$).

Mass: The amount of matter in an object. | Density: Mass per unit volume ($ \rho = \frac{m}{V} $).

The upward force exerted by a fluid on an object.

The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

How heavy an object feels when submerged in a fluid, which is the true weight minus the buoyant force.

Density ($ \rho $) is mass (m) per unit volume (V): $ \rho = \frac{m}{V} $.

The upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object.

1. Determine the volume of fluid displaced ($V_{object}$). 2. Find the density of the fluid ($\rho_{fluid}$). 3. Multiply these by the acceleration due to gravity (g): $F_b = V_{object} cdot \rho_{fluid} cdot g$.

1. Calculate the true weight ($F_g = mg$). 2. Calculate the buoyant force ($F_b$). 3. Subtract the buoyant force from the true weight: $W_a = F_g - F_b$.

1. Calculate the buoyant force ($F_b$). 2. Calculate the force of gravity ($F_g$). 3. Compare $F_b$ and $F_g$: If $F_b > F_g$, it floats; if $F_b < F_g$, it sinks; if $F_b = F_g$, it is in equilibrium.