1. What does it mean to "displace" water? Explain.
to push water out of the way
2. Explain why the clay ball sinks but the same size clay boat floats.
when the clay is in boat form it floats because of its shape and because of its shape it displaces just enough water to float
3. Things displace as much water as they ____.
weigh
4. Who was Archimedes? What did he discover?
He found out that you can find out volume buy how much water something displaces when its sinks, while he was taking a bath.
5. How do fish control their buoyancy? Explain.
Fish use their swim bladder to regulate the air inside of their bladder to control weather they sink or float.
6. Define the following:
*Negatively Buoyant:
something that sinks
*Positively Buoyant:
something that floats
*Neutrally Buoyant:
something that doesn't sink or float
7. Explain how how air balloons work.
Hot air balloons float based on the air displaced from the balloon.
to push water out of the way
2. Explain why the clay ball sinks but the same size clay boat floats.
when the clay is in boat form it floats because of its shape and because of its shape it displaces just enough water to float
3. Things displace as much water as they ____.
weigh
4. Who was Archimedes? What did he discover?
He found out that you can find out volume buy how much water something displaces when its sinks, while he was taking a bath.
5. How do fish control their buoyancy? Explain.
Fish use their swim bladder to regulate the air inside of their bladder to control weather they sink or float.
6. Define the following:
*Negatively Buoyant:
something that sinks
*Positively Buoyant:
something that floats
*Neutrally Buoyant:
something that doesn't sink or float
7. Explain how how air balloons work.
Hot air balloons float based on the air displaced from the balloon.