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14 Cards in this Set
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buoyant force
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the pressure pushing up on an object in water or air
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force
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a push or pull that can change the state of rest or the motion of an object or substance
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sink
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to move downward; to go to the bottom
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submerged
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to put under water or other liquid
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weight
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a measurement of how heavy something is
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density
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the amount, or mass, of a specific volume of a substance
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displaced
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the process by which an object pushes aside the liquid into which it has been placed
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salinity
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consisting or containing salt
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volume
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the amount of space that a substance takes up
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calibrate
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to check, adjust, or measure exactly; to put the measuring marks on a spring scale, thermometer , or other similar devicde
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saturated
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to soak or fill something until it cannot absorb or dissolve any additional material
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dissolve
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to make or become liquid
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buoyancy
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the upward force that a fluid exerts on an object that is placed in it; the tendency of an object to float in a fluid
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mass
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the amount of matter that an object contains. It's expressed in grams or ounces
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