Density Sink or Float

What causes an object to sink in a water?

• if the object's density is less than the water's density.

• if the object's density is the same as water's density.

• if the object's density is greater than water's density.

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Objects like wood and sponge float because they are ___?

• Less dense

• More dense

2. An object floats or sinks in water depends on it .

• Density

• Size

• Area

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Which of the following materials will sink?

• coin

• pencil

• empty water bottle

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What will happen to the materials that are less dense than the water?

• It will sink.

• It will float.

• It will decay.

These rocks will float or sink?

• Float

• Sink

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Will a paper clip float or sink?

• Float

• Sink

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Will an apple float or sink?

• Float

• Sink

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Which of these objects will sink?

• a leaf

• car keys

• an ice cube

What does this picture say?

• The shoe floats.

• The spoon sinks.

• My shoe sinks.

• The duck sinks.

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