Sink or float-9.52

If an object floats in water, it will float in ALL liquids.

• true

• false

Buoyant is another way to say that something can float.

• true

• false

The ping pong ball was unsinkable in all of the liquids.

• true

• false

Submerge, plunge, and descend are all ways to say that the object will _______________.

• sink

• float

Buoyancy is

• the ability to sink

• the ability to fly.

• the ability to float.

• the ability to speak.

Variables that affect an object's ability to float

• color, smell, fabric, taste,

• temperature, time, weight, area

• density, material, shape, water type

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Objects that are less dense than the water

• float

• sink

Salt water has a greater density than

• coffee

• soda

• pool water

• plain water

Objects that are denser than water

• float

• sink

Changing an objects shape can help it float but it will not change its

• name

• area

• gravity

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2