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Floating and Sinking Vocabulary
vocabulary words and definitions
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Physics
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01/03/2018

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Term
weight
Definition
the measure of the force of gravity pulling on an object
Term
mass
Definition
the amount of matter, or "stuff," in an object
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volume
Definition
the size of an object, or, how much space an object fills
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mean
Definition
the average of a set of data
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mode
Definition
the number that occurs most often in a set of data
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buoyant force
Definition
the floating force that pushes up on an object when it is submerged in a liquid
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displacement
Definition
when liquid is pushed aside by an object; this creates the buoyant force
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density
Definition
how tightly packed together a mass is; the more mass stuffed into a smaller space creates greater density
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median
Definition
the middle value of a set of numbers
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