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floating and sinking

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

upthrust (stronger than object's weight) means an object will

a)

sink

b)

float

2.

upthrust (object's weight is stronger) means an object will

a)

sink

b)

float

3.

upthrust acts in the ________________ of gravity, making things feel lighter

a)

same direction

b)

opposite direction

4.

What is upthrust?

a)

Force

b)

Upward Force

c)

Weight of the object

d)

None of these

5.

What happens if the weight of an object is equal to or less than the upthrust?

a)

It floats

b)

It sinks

c)

It spins

d)

It explodes!

6.

What happens if the weight of an object is greater than the upthrust?

a)

it floats

b)

it sinks

c)

it bounces

d)

it vibrates

7.

When an object is floating in water, the object's weight and the upthrust of the water are ________ .

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

zero

d)

dependent on other things

8.
Maeve made a clay boat that floats and will test her design. Why would she use a spring scale?
a)
To have a little extra clay.
b)
To make it a fair test.
c)
To make sure the boat floats.
d)
To try out the scale.
9.

Floating means to sink in water.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The opposite of sink is ________

a)

drown

b)

wet

c)

float

11.

Density means ...

a)

it is heavy

b)

the amount of mass an object has, relative to its volume

c)

you can not see through it

d)

it can disappear

12.

Which one will sink in the water?

a)

Coin

b)

Feather

c)

Popsicle stick

13.

Which object will sink when you put it into water?

a)

ball

b)

pencil

c)

rock

14.

What force can be felt when pushing a ball down onto the surface of water?

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Frictional force

c)

Upthrust force

d)

Tension force

15.

How does a force diagram show why one ball floats while the other sinks?

a)

By comparing their smells

b)

By comparing the length of force arrows

c)

By comparing their temperatures

d)

By comparing their colors

16.

When an object is floating in water, the object's weight and the upthrust of the water are ________ .

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

zero

d)

dependent on other things

17.

Bobby's blue bowling ball weighs 70N. Bobby puts his bowling ball in jelly (upthrust = 0.064N), will the bowling float or sink?

a)

Float

b)

Sink

18.

What are the two forces that affect you when you float??

a)

Frictional and gravitational forces

b)

Air resistance and tension forces

c)

Gravitational and upthrust forces