7Kc Quick Check

Name Class Date

1 Decide if statements A – H are true or false. If a statement is false, write out the correct version.
2 Now look at your pairs of correct statements, and decide if the second statement is an
explanation of the first.
True False

A Your body will sink in water

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B The upthrust on your floating body balances your weight

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Does B explain A? Yes or no? ––––––––––––––––––––

C A lump of solid iron will float in water.

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D The upthrust on the solid iron balances its weight.

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Does D explain C? Yes or no? ––––––––––––––––––––

E Polystyrene will sink in

water.
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F Polystyrene is less dense than

water.
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Does F explain E? Yes or no? ––––––––––––––––––––

G It is harder to float in very salty water.

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H Salty water tastes nasty.

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Does H explain G? Yes or no? ––––––––––––––––––––

Exploring Science edition 276 © Pearson Education Limited 2008

Answers

1 A false – Your body will float in water; B true; C false – A lump of iron
will sink in water;
D false – The upthrust does not balance its weight; E false –
Polystyrene will fl oat in water;
F true; G false – It is easier to fl oat in very salty water; H true
2 B explains corrected A; corrected D explains corrected C; F explains
corrected E; H does not
explain; corrected G