Click on a link to interact with a "gas" model.

Gas Interaction

Gas Interaction 2

Gas Interaction 3

Control A Virtual Submarine

Raise or Lower a Virtual Submarine

Buoyancy Explorer

Positive Buoyancy   = Ascend (up)

Neutral Buoyancy    = Hover (stays in one spot)

Negative Buoyancy  = Sink (down)

 The buoyant force on an object is the same as the wieght of water it displaces. The volume of displaced water is the same as the volume of the object.