If the result of loading a MODU is an...

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If the result of loading a MODU is an increase in the height of the center of gravity, there will always be an increase in the __________.

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If the result of loading a MODU is an increase in the height of the center of gravity, there will always be an increase in the __________.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Center of gravity (G) vs metacentric height (GM) – how does raising G affect GM? • What is meant by righting arm (GZ) and righting moment and when do they increase or decrease? • How are vertical moments used in stability calculations when loading a vessel or MODU?

💭 Think About

• If you move the center of gravity upward, what happens to the vessel’s initial stability and metacentric height? Does that change always go in the same direction? • Does a higher center of gravity guarantee a larger righting arm or righting moment at all angles of heel, or can those depend on other factors? • When you add weight on board, which quantity in the answer choices will definitely change in one direction (always increase), simply because you added weight and a vertical lever arm?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on the definition: metacentric height (GM) is the distance between G and M; ask yourself if GM must always increase when G rises. • Recall that righting moment = displacement × righting arm (GZ); think about whether either factor must always increase when G rises. • Remember that vertical moments = weight × vertical distance (KG or vertical lever); consider what happens to this product as you load additional weight higher on the structure.

Question 1 of 27070

If the result of loading a MODU is an increase in the height of the center of gravity, there will always be an increase in the __________.

metacentric height

righting moment

righting arm

vertical moments

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Question 1 / 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51cb3b

Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51cb3b

If the result of loading a MODU is an increase in the height of the center of gravity, there will always be an increase in the __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

If the result of loading a MODU is an increase in the height of the center of gravity, there will always be an increase in the __________.

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