Water Displacement Worksheet
Explore the concept of water displacement and Archimedes' Principle with this Grade 5 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your understanding of water displacement.
1. What happens to the water level when you place an object into a container of water?
It goes down
It stays the same
It goes up
It evaporates
2. What is the name of the force that pushes up on an object submerged in water?
Gravity
Friction
Buoyancy
Magnetism
3. Water displacement is when an object pushes water out of the way, causing the water level to .
4. Archimedes' Principle states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the of the fluid displaced by the object.
5. Describe a real-life example of water displacement.
6. A heavy object will always sink, regardless of its shape.
True
False