Floating and Sinking

RJ is making a clay boat. Which design will hold the most marbles?

• Less space and higher sides.
• Less space and lower sides.
• More space and lower sides.
• More space and higher sides.

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Maeve made a clay boat that floats and will test her design. Why would she use a spring scale?

• To have a little extra clay.
• To make it a fair test.
• To make sure the boat floats.
• To try out the scale.

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Objects displace the water they are in by

• absorbing some of the water.
• sitting on top of the water.
• pushing the water aside and sinking into it.
• letting the water rush in and fill it up.

Griff made a foil boat. Griff's boat is hard to push down in the water. Your inference is?

• It will hold more marbles than the others.
• It will hold fewer marbles than the others.
• It will sink when loaded with marbles.
• It will never sink when loaded with marbles.

In our lab on "shapes of clay," why did the sausage shaped clay sink?

• Because of its color.
• Because of its shape.
• Because of its size.

Make a prediction. Which clay shape will sink? Large bowl, small bowl, or ball?

• Large bowl
• Small bowl
• Ball

Paulette calibrated her spring scale with paper clips. What unit of measure is she using?

• Clay balls
• Paper clips
• String marks
• Wire coils

When do objects weigh less?

• completely out of water

• partially submerged in water

• completely submerged in water

When do objects weigh the most?

• Completely out of water

• partially submerged in water

• completely submerged in water

What most affects the objects weight in water?

• The shape of the object in the water.

• The size of the object in the water.

• The water pushing up on the object.

• Using a student-made spring scale.

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