Vocabulary
Why will it sink or swim?
How does it work?
Does it change?
100

Mass

Amount of matter in a material

100

Ice

Float

Less dense than water


100

Empty water bottle vs full water bottle

Not about Weight! the density of a full water bottle is greater than that of an empty bottle

100

Weight

Yes-Gravity

200

Weight

Measure of how gravity acts on mass
200

Wood

Float

Less dense than water 


200

Ships

Although very large, the material used and architecture keeps the ship less dense than the water

200

Mass

No

300

Density

How compressed the molecules in an object are

300

Plastic

Float

Less dense than water


300

Dead Sea

The salt greatly increases the water's density. Therefore things that may normally sink will float.

300

Volume 

Yes

400

Volume 

How much space something takes up

400

Metal

Sink

More dense than water


500

Buoyancy

Ability for an object to float in water

500

Cork

Float

Less dense than water

 

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