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19 Cards in this Set
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Archimedes
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A Greek mathematician who discovered the principle of water displacement
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Balance
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an instrument used for weighing an object
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boat
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a hollow structure designed to float while carrying cargo
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Buoyancy
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the way an object floats or rises when placed in a liquid
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Buoyant
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able to float
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Capacity
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the amount of objects a container can carry
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Cargo
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the objects that a boat can carry
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Factor
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something that affects something else
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Gram
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a standard unit of weight
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Hull
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the outer shell of a boat(sides and bottom)
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Liquid
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a wet substance that has no definite shape
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Material
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the type of substance of which an object is made
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Matter
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a solid, liquid or a gas
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Metal
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the type of material whose density is greater than that of water
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Shape
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the form or outline of an object
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Sink
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to fall to the bottom of a body of liquid
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Size
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the dimensions(measurement) of an object
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Surface Tension
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the attraction of molecules at the surface of a liquid that causes them to cling together as if forming skin
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Weight
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a measure of how heavy an object is
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