Density, Gravity and Motionless Balanced Floating
Density, Gravity and Motionless Balanced Floating
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Activity 4 – Isostasy
How can we relate the density of an object to how high it floats in a fluid?
INITIAL IDEAS
You have probably heard or seen pictures of icebergs floating in the ocean. On your own, why do you think icebergs float? Be sure to include density in your answer.
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You’ve also probably heard the expression the “tip of an iceberg.” Why do you think that more of an iceberg sits below the surface of the ocean (the water line) than above it?
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Be prepared to share your answers with the class.
Collecting & Interpreting Evidence
Name _________________________________ Date ___________________
Experiment 1 – How does the density of an object affect how high it will float in a fluid?
Your group will need:
• One wood block
• Small bucket to float the wood block
• Water
• Gram balance
• Ruler
• Calculator
• Grease pencil
1. Determine the density of your wood block. (Calculate the density in g/cm3.)
2. Float your wood block in your bucket of water and mark the water line (known as equilibrium line).
a. Draw an exact sketch of the side view of you wood block and show the exact position of the waterline (equilibrium line). Label the total height of the wood block (Hblock), the height of the wood block that is below the waterline (Hbelow), and the height of the wood block that is above the waterline (Habove).
b. Measure and record Hblock _______________cm
c. Measure and record Hbelow _______________cm
d. Measure and record Habove _______________cm
The next several steps require kids to calculate the above for several different density blocks of wood. Kids will see that the ratio of Habove to Hbelow is closely related to the density of an object. This seems a very cool thing to do but also seems very abstract. I guess we can start it and it can be continued in HS.
Table 2-3
| | |VOLUME (cm3) |DENSITY (g/ cm3) |
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|2 | | | |
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|3 | | | |
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|4 | | | |
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|8 | | | |
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|9 | | | |
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|10 | | | |
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|World Average | | | |
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