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A submarine changes its mass by adding or removing seawater from tanks inside the sub. Explain how this can enable the sub to dive or rise to the surface.

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When the sub takes in water it makes its mass heavier and when it releases water the mass decreases therefore causing it to float or rise up towards the surface
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