Fig. 2.1 depicts a ship carrying containers. The diagram labels the ship, the containers and the water.
(a)[2]
Explain why the ship floats in the water.
(b)[2]
State and explain the effect on the stability of the ship of loading the containers in this way.
(c)[2]
Calculate the energy transferred to the gravitational potential energy stored in the container.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 6-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Ship is not solid steel / there are air spaces in ship” …