AP Physics 1· difficulty 1/5
The buoyant force on a fully submerged object always points
Toward the deepest end
Down
Up
Horizontal
Explanation
Buoyancy is a net upward pressure force from the fluid (pressure increases with depth, so bottom pressure exceeds top pressure).
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