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Water Displacement Worksheet

Explore the concept of water displacement and Archimedes' Principle with this Grade 5 science worksheet.

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Water Displacement

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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?

a

It goes down

b

It stays the same

c

It goes up

d

It evaporates

2. What is the name of the force that pushes up on an object submerged in water?

a

Gravity

b

Friction

c

Buoyancy

d

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.

T

True

F

False