Buoyancy Web Quest

On a separate piece of paper, write your name and your partners name, and then write the answers down to this exercise.  Click on the question to find the website that will lead you to the answer.  Good luck on your buoyancy adventure.

1. If you were to weigh the water that the block displaces, what would you find out?

2. How does the diver achieve neutral buoyancy?  (Hint:  go down page!)

3. Why does the piece of oak displace more water than the piece of pine?

4. What is does it mean if an object is positively buoyant?

5. The following are three buoyancy brain teasers.  Tell me if you got any correct and  your answers. 

Brainteaser 1       Brainteaser 2     Brainteaser 3

6. Go to Brain Pop and take the buoyancy quiz.  Tell me how you did.  Have fun exploring the site.