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Grade 4-Science Vocabulary: Buoyancy and Density

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watera liquid earth material made from hydrogen and oxygen
propertycharacteristic of a material; something you can observe such as color, smell or taste
absorbwhen water soaks into another material
beadwater makes a dome-shape on some materials; no movement of water into another material
surface tensionskin like surface on water that is created by the attractive forces between water molecules
domethe shape created by a drop of water when it is on a flat surface
slopea slanted surface
flowdescribes the movement of liquid over a surface
buoyancythe ability to float
sinkstay under the water when a material has more density
densitycloseness or compactness of molecules (for example: a ball of clay is denser that a thin boat made from clay)
variablesomething that can be changed during an experiment, such as the materials, equipment or procedure, to see if it changes the results
capacityamount of space inside a container or shape
cargoload of goods carried by a form of transportation such as a boat
displacementwhen an object is put in the water, it pushes some water away
dissolveto break into particles when mixed with water
solublea substance that dissolves in water
contracttakes up less space; when water is cooled
expandto take up more space; when water is heated
states of matterwater can appear in the form of a liquid, solid, or gas

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