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WorksheetsBuoyancy and Pressure #3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Displacement means
a)
to take place
b)
to replace
c)
to fill up space
d)
to move aside
2.
This is the relationship between area and pressure
a)
As area increases, the pressure increases
b)
As area increases, the pressure decreases.
c)
As area decreases, the pressure decreases
d)
They have no effect on each other
3.
How does the diameter of a column (depth) of water affect the pressure at the bottom of the column?
a)
No effect
b)
The pressure decreases
c)
The pressure increases
d)
It depend upon the length of the diameter.
4.
If an object displaces less water than its weight, the object will
a)
float
b)
accelerate
c)
create friction
d)
sink
5.
If an object displaces more water than its weight, the object will
a)
float
b)
accelerate
c)
create friction
d)
sink
6.
The weight of the water displaced equals the upward force of water on an object
a)
Pressure
b)
Inertia
c)
Archimedes' Principle
d)
The Law of Water
7.
Pressure =
a)
force/volume
b)
volume/area
c)
mass/volume
d)
force/area
8.
The buoyant force on an object equals 50 N. What is the weight of the displaced water?
a)
50 N
b)
50 lbs
c)
50 N/9.8 m/sec2
d)
not enough information given
9.
The independent variable of our pressure lab was
a)
pressure
b)
amount of water
c)
beaker material
d)
beaker diameter
10.
The dependent variable of the pressure lab was
a)
beaker size
b)
diameter
c)
pressure
d)
beaker area
11.
An object weighs 500 N. It displaces 150 N of water. While in water, the object's weight is
a)
500 N
b)
650 N
c)
.33 N
d)
350 N
12.
Why does a steel ship float, while a block of the same steel sinks?
a)
shape of object
b)
air is lighter than water
c)
the block's buoyancy is less than its weight
d)
all of the above
13.
Buoyancy force equals
a)
weight of displaced water
b)
the "weight loss" of the object immersed in water
c)
upward force of water
d)
all of these
14.
What causes the apparent "weight loss" of an object immersed in water?
a)
Gravity
b)
Buoyancy
c)
Newton's 1st law
d)
Newton's 2nd law
15.
What does eureka mean in English?
a)
I like baths!
b)
I've lost it!
c)
I've found it!
d)
I've had enough!
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