Buoyancy

Buoyancy is:

• When an object sinks in liquid

• The ability to float in some liquid material

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

• True

• False

Would this object float or sink?

• Float

• Sink

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What does buoyancy depend on?

• The size of an object.

• The color of an object.

• The weight of an object.

• None of the above.

Does saltwater make an egg float or sink?

• Sink

• Float

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What does it mean for an object to sink?

• It sits at the ground level below the surface water.

• It sits at the top of liquid.

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Would this object float or sink?

• Float

• Sink

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

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

• False

• True

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