Will it sink or float?
Question:
What will happen when the mass and the volume of objects are the same? Will the objects sink or float?
Method:
Using an online simulation I will test the buoyancy of cubes that have masses and volumes that are equal.
Before each trial run I will write down the height of the water in the tub. After I place the cube in the tub I will write down the height of the water. Then I will subtract the water to find out how much was displaced by the cube. Lastly I will write down the location of the cube within the tub either floating on the surface, slightly submerged, completely submerged but not on the bottom of the tub, and completely submerged and on the bottom of the tub.
What will happen when the mass and the volume of objects are the same? Will the objects sink or float?
Method:
Using an online simulation I will test the buoyancy of cubes that have masses and volumes that are equal.
Before each trial run I will write down the height of the water in the tub. After I place the cube in the tub I will write down the height of the water. Then I will subtract the water to find out how much was displaced by the cube. Lastly I will write down the location of the cube within the tub either floating on the surface, slightly submerged, completely submerged but not on the bottom of the tub, and completely submerged and on the bottom of the tub.
Hypothesis:
I think that the cubes will be submerged in the water at a depth based on their mass. The higher the mass the deeper they will be submerged.
Data:
Conclusion:
The hypothesis was incorrect. The cubes had a density equal to that of water because their mass and volume was equal. This ratio made it so that the cubes would be submerged but that they could be suspended anywhere in the water as long as they were submerged. The ones with a heavier mass were closer the the bottom to accommodate for the whole cube being covered or completely submerged, however they were not deeper because they sank more than the smaller cubes.
The hypothesis was incorrect. The cubes had a density equal to that of water because their mass and volume was equal. This ratio made it so that the cubes would be submerged but that they could be suspended anywhere in the water as long as they were submerged. The ones with a heavier mass were closer the the bottom to accommodate for the whole cube being covered or completely submerged, however they were not deeper because they sank more than the smaller cubes.