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Floating and Sinking in Water Quiz

Authored by Connor Doyle

Science

6th Grade

Floating and Sinking in Water Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first reason why some things float and other things sink in water?

Buoyancy

Density

Temperature

Weight

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do rocks sink in water?

Because they are less dense than water

Because they are more dense than water

Because they have a low density

Because the buoyancy push is strong

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is buoyancy?

The downward push of fluid against anything in it

The temperature difference in water

The upward push of fluid against anything in it

The weight of water pushing objects down

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do hot air balloons float?

Because the hot air inside is heavier than the cooler air outside

Because the hot air inside is cooler than the air outside

Because the hot air inside is less dense than the cooler air outside

Because the hot air inside is more dense than the cooler air outside

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do meteorologists study air movement in the atmosphere?

By measuring the weight of air parcels

By imagining small "parcels" of air that act like bubbles in the bigger air around them

By observing the color changes in the sky

By tracking the movement of clouds only

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes warmer air parcels to rise?

They are denser than cooler air parcels

They are less dense than cooler air parcels

They have a stronger buoyancy push downwards

They are the same density as cooler air parcels

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