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1. Why does a ship float in water?
a. The shape of the ship. b. The air the ship has in it. c. Both A and B. 2. What is density? a. The heaviness of an object in a given amount of space. b. The prediction made before experiments. c. The amount of people an object can carry without sinking. 3. Buoyancy is a. How fast it takes an object to sink. b. How thick the liquid is an object is trying to float in. c. The ability of an object to float. 4. Displacement happens when a. An object is being made. b. When an object sinks to the bottom. c. When an object takes the place of water. 5. What is volume? a. The amount of space something takes up. b. How fast an object sinks. c. The weight of an object. 6. Which is easier to float in? a. Salt water b. Purple water c. Fresh water
7. It is easier to float in _________ water because
a. Fresh water is denser than salt water. b. The salt makes the water denser. c. The color in purple water makes the water denser. 8. The prediction we make before experiments is called a. The hippopotamus. b. The hypothesis. c. The hysteresis. 9. Draw a boat that may float in water.