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Buoyancy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If an object displaces more water than its weight, the object will
a)
float
b)
accelerate
c)
create friction
d)
sink
2.
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
3.
Why do boats float?
a)
The material they are made up of.
b)
Their volume gives them a large density.
c)
Their hollow shape leads to a low density.
d)
The number of passengers is not too high.
4.

When part or all of a material is above the surface of a liquid.

a)

properties

b)

sink

c)

float

d)

materials

5.

When one object moves out of the way to make room for another object.

a)

property

b)

displacement

c)

material

d)

float

6.

Weight and mass are the same thing

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Archimedes' Principle states that

a)

Buoyant force is equal to the mass of fluid displaced by an object.

b)

Buoyant force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by an object.

8.

What determines if an object will sink or float?

a)

There is not enough information

b)

The buoyant force compared to the weight of an object

c)

The buoyant force compared to the volume of an object

9.

Which of the following is dependent on gravity?

a)

mass

b)

weight

10.

Buoyancy is the

a)

upward force of a fluid

b)

weight of an object

c)

downward force of a fluid

11.

If the density of an object is greater than the density of water, it will

a)

sink

b)

float

c)

fly

12.

If the density of an object is less than the density of water, it will

a)

float

b)

sink

13.

The formula to find average density is

a)

D= m/v

b)

D=v/m

c)

D=m X V

14.

The density of water is

a)

1 g/ml

b)

10 g/ml

15.

How do steel ships float, even though steel is denser than water?

a)

Boats are not made of steel

b)

Boats can only float in salt water

c)

The density of the steel is reduced by hollowing out the boat to increase its volume.

16.

Since a full ship has more mass than an empty ship, a full ship must displace more water to make it buoyant (make it float).

a)

true

b)

false

17.

The less dense an object is means it will...

a)

Float

b)

Sink

18.

The more dense an object is means it will...

a)

Float

b)

Sink

19.

Displacement is when an object moves water to the side. This is so the object has room to take up that space.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Buoyancy is the tendency for objects to float in a fluid. We consider buoyancy the...

a)

Un-gravity force

b)

The upward force

c)

Gravitational pull

d)

Downwards pull on an object

21.
A brick sinks in water while a wooden block of the same size floats.  This is because the brick has a
a)
lower volume than the wooden block
b)
lower density than the wooden block
c)
higher volume than the wooden block
d)
higher density than the wooden block
22.
What is the density of water?
a)
0 g/ml
b)
1 g/ml
c)
10 g/ml
d)
100 g/ml
23.

Buoyancy is...

a)

The ability or tendency to float in air, water or some other fluid

b)

Degree of compactness of a substance

c)

The moving of something from its place or position

24.
How do you find the volume of an irregular shaped object?
a)
Volume = Length x Width x Heigh
b)
Use a ruler
c)
Use a triple-beam balance
d)
Water Displacement
25.

A spring scale is used to measure weight. Which of the following does it measure?

a)

The force of gravity on an object.

b)

The amount of matter in an object.

c)

The composition of an object.

d)

The average density of an object.

26.

Nick is preparing a solution and needs to measure the mass of some copper sulfate. Which one of the objects should he use to measure MASS?

a)

Electric Scale

b)

Ruler

c)

Triple Beam Balance

d)

Graduated Cylinder

27.

Water is the only liquid objects can either float or sink in.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Life jackets help people (and dogs) stay buoyant in water.

a)

False

b)

True

29.
What is buoyant force?
a)
An upward force exerted by fluids on an object.
b)
An downward force exerted by fluids on an object.
30.

How much space an object take up is its _______________.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

density

d)

buoyancy