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Boats and Buoyancy Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens when you put a penny in water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

2.

What happens when you put a watermelon in water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

3.

What happens when you put a Pokemon card in the water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

4.

What happens when you put a paperclip in water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

5.

What happens when you put a rock in the water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

6.

What happens when you put a solid plastic doll in the water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

7.

What happens when you put a leaf in the water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

8.

What happens when you put a feather in the water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

9.

What happens when you put a nail in the water?

a)

it will float

b)

it will tip

c)

it will sink

10.

What does a keel do?

a)

Keeps the boat from sinking

b)

Keeps the boat from tipping over

c)

Keeps the boat from filling with water

d)

Make the boat fly

11.

What will happen if you put all the cargo at the front of the cargo ship?

a)

It will get a hole

b)

it will get really wet

c)

the cargo will tip the boat

d)

it will float

12.

How can you make a container sink?

a)

put plasticine it in

b)

put water in it

c)

put rocks in it

d)

all of the above

13.

What is buoyancy?

a)

the ability to lift

b)

the ability to float

c)

the ability to sink

d)

the ability to change

14.

What is the best way to balance cargo?

a)

put it all at the front

b)

put it all on the stronger side

c)

put it all on the back

d)

place it evenly all over

15.

What type of boat is suppose to be partially submerged or float?

a)

cargo ship

b)

submarine

c)

tug boat

d)

kayak

16.

What type of boat can pull a lot of weight?

a)

cargo ship

b)

submarine

c)

tug boat

d)

kayak

17.

How can you make a boat more stable?

a)

make it wider

b)

make it narrow

c)

add more weight to it

d)

add a motor to it

18.

Which of these items will float in water?

a)

full bottle of shampoo

b)

empty water bottle with the lid on it

c)

ball of crumpled paper

d)

a dime