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Is a measure of whether an object floats or sinks in a gas or liquid?
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Difference in density.
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What is a measure of whether an object floats or sinks in a gas or liquid?
Density!!
Which property of an object will never affect whether the object sinks or floats?
Color
How can you predict whether an object will sink or float in a liquid?
To predict whether an object will sink or float in a liquid, you must first examine the densities of both the object and the liquid. If the object is more dense than the liquid, it will sink. If the object is less dense than the liquid, it will float. For example, the density of water is approximately 1g/ cm3. The density of ice is approximately 0.92 g/ cm3. That is why when water freezes, the ice floats on the top rather than sinking to the bottom.
How an object floats in liquid?
i think you mean how does an object float if you did here is the answer most solids float on liquid because it has air in it (sponge) or it is lighter than the liquid.
How does the volume of an object affect whether it sinks or floats?
Well usually, the bigger the volume, the better it floats. But mostly, it matters about how much mass an object contains.
What is a measure of whether an object floats or sinks in a gas or liquid?
Density!!
How do you find the volume of an object that floats in water?
Push it down, and measure the displaced liquid.
How do you find the volume of an irregular object which floats?
If you push it down, you can measure the volume of the displaced liquid.
How does an object's density determines whether it floats or sinks?
An object will float if it is less dense than the liquid it is placed in. An object will sink if it is more dense than the liquid it is placed in.
How does an object's density determine whether it floats or sinks?
An object will float if it is less dense than the liquid it is placed in. An object will sink if it is more dense than the liquid it is placed in.
How do you determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object that floats?
You can push it under water / under the liquid's surface, and measure the displacement of liquid.
What does it mean when an object has less density then the liquid it is in?
it means the liquid is heavier. It floats in the liquid.
Which object weighs more a can that floats or a can that sinks?
It is impossible to tell; whether an object floats or sinks depends on its density, not on its weight.
Why the larger object floated and the smaller object sank?
In general, whether an object sinks or floats doesn't depend on its size, but rather on its density. If it is denser than the liquid in which it is placed, it will sink; otherwise it will float.
Which property of an object will never affect whether the object sinks or floats?
Color
How does an object float?
An object floats when the objects density is LESS than the liquid your using.
What phenomenon did Archimedes explain.?
Archimedes discovered that when an object floats in a liquid, it will displace a volume of that liquid which is equal in weight to the object.
