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The upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged object. |
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The rule that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by that object. |
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The mass of a substance contained in a unit of volume. Mass/volume |
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An object that is more dense than the fluid i which it is immersed will do this. |
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If an object has a density that is equal to the density of the fluid in which it is immersed it will do this. |
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Float at a constant level |
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The unit of measurement of density is |
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To calculate density you must know two things about the substance. What are they? |
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If an object floats to the surface of the fluid in which it is immersed it is... |
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...less dense than the fluid. |
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Volume is measured in this unit |
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Helium is less dense than air so a balloon does this. |
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Mass is measured in this unit. |
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True or False: Buoyancy Force acts with the force of gravity |
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If you submerge an object what happens when the buoyancy force acts on it? |
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The object floats in the fluid |
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