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Archimedes’ Principle: When a body is immersed in liquid, it receives an upward thrust from the bottom towards the top equal to the weight of the displaced liquid.

Archimedes's Principle

The Sphere and Cylinder

The ratio of the volume of a sphere is two-thirds the volume of a circumscribed cylinder (Circumscribed refers to a shape surrounding another shape. Inscribed refers to a shape inside another shape).

Sphere and Cylinder