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What is displacement?
Lesson Review
Circle the term or phrase in parentheses that best completes each statement.
1. Displacement is often used to find the volume of (a rectangular / an irregular) solid.
2. The first scientist to observe the phenomenon of displacement was (Aristotle / Archimedes).
3. When objects are placed in water, they make the water level (rise / fall).
4. The amount of water that an object (absorbs / pushes aside) is called displacement.
5. When an object is placed in water, the volume of water that the object displaces is equal to the
(density / volume) of the object.
6. If you pour water into a graduated cylinder, then place a rock in the water, the reading in
milliliters will be (less / greater) than that of the water alone.
Skill Challenge
Skills: interpreting diagrams, calculating
Study each drawing below. Then, calculate the volume of the object. Show your work.
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1. _______________________________________
2.
2. ______________________________________
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3. _______________________________________
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4. ______________________________________
Answer Key
Concepts and Challenges in Physical Science, Teachers Resources CD-ROM
(c) by Pearson Education, Inc./Globe Fearon/Pearson Learning Group. All rights reserved. Density
What is displacement?
Lesson Review
1. an irregular 2. Archimedes 3. rise 4. pushes
aside 5. volume 6. greater
Skill Challenge
1. 20 cm
3
2. 15 cm
3
3. 50 cm
3
4. 1 cm
3