Density and Buoyancy

What is the measure of how much mass is in a given volume?

• density

• buoyancy

• mass

• volume

How "packed" or "crowded" the particles are describes density.

• true

• false

What is the formula to find density?

• D = M / V

• D = L x W

• M = D / V

• D = L x W x H

The upward force that fluids exert on objects is called?

• mass

• volume

• density

• buoyancy

Archimedes' Principle states that the buoyant force on an object is _________ to the weight of the fluid it displaces.

• greater than

• less than

• equal

• close

If an object FLOATS, then its density is _________ than the density of the fluid that it is in.

• greater

• less

• equal

• further

If an object SINKS then its density is _______ than the fluid it is in.

• less

• greater

• equal

• closer

What happens to MOST substances when they are HEATED?

• they expand

• they contract

• they turn upside down

• they change color

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which is the densest version of H2O?

• liquid water

• ice

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What will happen to an object if it's density and the density of the fluid it's in are EQUAL?

• it will float on the surface

• it will sink to the bottom

• it will be suspended between the surface and bottom of the water