How Do Submarines Work?

How Do Submarines Work?

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Science, Social Studies

1st - 6th Grade

Hard

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The video explains how submarines work, focusing on buoyancy and density principles. It describes how submarines dive using ballast tanks and return to the surface by expelling water and using compressed air. The video also highlights the role of submarines in ocean exploration, discovering various marine life forms.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What determines whether an object will float or sink in water?

Its density

Its color

Its shape

Its temperature

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do submarines manage to dive underwater?

By changing their shape

By filling ballast tanks with water

By increasing their speed

By using propellers

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of ballast tanks in a submarine?

To adjust the submarine's density

To hold extra fuel

To provide sleeping quarters

To store food

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main uses of submarines in real life?

Building underwater cities

Exploring outer space

Studying marine life

Transporting goods

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do submarines return to the surface after diving?

By swimming upwards

By using a crane

By pushing air into the ballast tanks

By releasing air from the ballast tanks