Bill Nye Buoyancy Video

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Some things float and some things sink because water is so heavy.

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What does DISPLACE mean?

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Displace is a term used to describe water that is pushed aside when an object is placed in it.

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Boats displace water. If you were to weigh the water displaced by a boat, would the weight of the water be greater than, less than, or equal to the weight of the boat?

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equal to

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The clay demonstration in the video teaches us something about the property of shape. When the clay is in the shape of a ball, it __________. When shaped like a boat, it ____________.

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sinks, floats

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When objects are placed in water, they displace as much water as they _________________________.

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weigh

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During the "Consider the Following" segment of the video, Bill Nye demonstrates that the tennis ball that is cut in half floats higher than the whole tennis ball. Why?

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The tennis ball that is cut in half has less mass than the whole ball.

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Who discovered the relationship between volume and water displacement while taking a bath? Options: Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Archimedes

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Archimedes

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According to the video, how can we describe something that sinks? Options: negatively buoyant, positively buoyant, neutrally buoyant

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negatively buoyant

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According to the video, how can we describe something that floats? Options: negatively buoyant, positively buoyant, neutrally buoyant

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positively buoyant

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According to the video, how can we describe something that neither floats, nor sinks, but is suspended within a liquid?

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neutrally buoyant