Floating and Sinking

The property of matter that compares the amount of matter to the space it takes up.

• density

• volume

The amount of space that matter takes up.

• density

• volume

Match the following

• liquid

• 
• plasma

• 
• gas

• 
• solid

• 

A mixture in which the particles of different kinds of matter are mixed with the water particles.

• solution

• dissolve

• solubility

• buoyancy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

To form a solution with another material.

• solution

• dissolve

• solubility

• buoyancy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A measure of the amount of material that will dissolve in another material.

• solution

• dissolve

• solubility

• buoyancy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The ability of matter to float in a liquid or gas.

• solution

• dissolve

• solubility

• buoyancy

Any material that floats in water

• is denser than water.

• has the same density as water.

• is less dense than water.

• is made of metal.

How could you float a piece of solid material that is denser than water. Example: clay

Human bodies are ​ (a)   than water.

• a little less dense
• a little more dense