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Floating questions 1

Name

Class

1 Josh was in the sea at high tide

when he came across a large
stone under the water. He tried
to lift the stone and was
surprised to find that he could
move it easily. He returned at
low tide and found the stone
out of the water. This time he
could hardly move it.

7
K
b

Use the words in the box to complete these

sentences. Some words can be used more than once.

gravity
upthrust

a The stone felt lighter when it was under

water

. This is because

weight

was helping to push it up.

b The stone does not float because its
is greater than the

c The two forces which affect the stone are

and

2 This is Danny floating in the water. Label the two forces.

3 Your weight is 600 N and you have just finished building a raft which
weighs 1000 N.
a What is the total weight of you and the raft?
b What is the smallest upthrust force needed so that it will just float with
you on it.

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