EPIC-Floating or Sinking?

___ is the ability to float.

• density

• sinking

• air

• buoyancy

___ is the ability to float.

___ is how heavy or light an object is.

• buoyancy

• air

• density

• floating

___ is how heavy or light an object is.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What affects a material's ability to float?

• size

• shape

• how tight the molecules are packed

• color

Which of the following objects would sink in water?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Why does a rubber duck float?

• It is full of air.

• It is hard.

• It is soft.

• It knows how to swim.

A rubber duck floats because it is full of ___.

Why do small, heavy objects sink?

• They don't know how to swim.

• They are dense.

• They are buoyant.

Small, heavy objects sink because they are ___.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4