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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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When an object doesn't float or goes to the bottom
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Submerge
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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 devices
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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 into 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
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