Free Printable Floating and Sinking Review Grade 5

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Floating and Sinking Review Grade 5

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

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.

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.

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

10.

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.

11.

Lauren and Harper tested 3 bobbers for buoyancy force. Which affects buoyancy force the most?

Shape or design

Size

Weight

12.

What is the MODE of this data?

13.

What is the MEDIAN of this data?

14.

A hydrometer floats in fresh water at a level marked with a dot. In salt water, it would float

higher

lower

at the same level

15.

When salt is added to water, the water

weighs less and has more volume than before.

weighs less and has the same volume as before.

weighs more and has more volume than before.

weighs more and has the same volume as before.

16.

When compared to fresh water, salt water is

less dense, heavier things will float in it.

less dense, heavier things will not float in it.

more dense, heavier things will not float in it.

more dense, heavier things will float in it.

17.

Which is the most accurate statement?

All light things float. All heavy things sink.

All heavy things float. All light things sink.

Both light and heavy things can float. Size & shape are impt

18.

Which statement is false?

Changing the shape of an object can change its weight.

Changing the shape of an object does not change its weight.

19.

When Archimedes ran into the street yelling "Eureka", what does Eureka mean?

I've got it!

It's not gold!

I finished the experiment!

The water rose!

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Floating and Sinking Review Grade 5

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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