Combined Science GCSE
Floating and sinking
What Floating and sinking means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Less dense objects float on denser fluids, so comparing the density of an object with the density of the fluid predicts whether it floats or sinks.
Topics that use Floating and sinking
- Density of materials (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Changes of state and energy transfer
- Density
- Density and particle spacing
- Displacement technique
- Mass
- Particle arrangement and motion in solids, liquids and gases
- Particle model of matter
- Particle spacing and arrangement
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