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Buoyancy

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capacity   the amount of fluid an object can hold  
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graduated cylinder   a tool used to measure liquid in ml  
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milliliters   the measurement used to find capacity of boats  
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negative buoyancy   when the force of an object is greater then the buoyant force. It sinks.  
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positive buoyance   When the force of the object is less than the buoyant force. It floats.  
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buoyancy   the upward force that keeps things afloat  
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syringe   a tool to help collect fluids to measure capacity  
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neutral buoyancy   when the object and buoyant force are equal  
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Archimedes   a mathematician who help discover the idea of displacement and buoyant force  
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displacement   when water is moved out of the way by an object that is placed into the water  
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variable   the one thing you can change in an experiment that may or may not affect the outcome  
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controlled experiment   the first experiment you do where variables are controlled. All other experiments are compared to this experiment.  
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variables in the boat experiment   penny placement, wetness of pennies, sogginess of the boat, force used to put pennies in, waves in the water like bumping desk,  
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