Buoyancy: From A Bowling Ball To A Basketball

Attraction between water molecules which allows insects and other objects to float a top the water

1. What do you think would happen if you threw a block of Styrofoam™ into the water? The Styrofoam will float

If I fill up two different containers with different amounts of water, then I will be able to understand the density of the two different mass/volumes of two different containers.

When needle dropped the needle hit the water and sunk to the bottom of the beaker.

E. What would happen if you dropped the object into the beaker while using the Archimedes’ Principle method instead of submerging the object?

Since this solid block is more dense than water (1.536 g/cm3 > 1 g/cm3) it will sink.

Density is the amount of matter per unit of measurement (Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2016.). If water has a density of 1.0 g/mL and you place a substance with a density of 1.8 g/mL the substance will sink because it is denser than water. Density is often measured in g/cm^3 or g/mL because the formula for density is D=m/v.

“Playing basketball can be hard work. Players not only have to run around the court, but just dribbling the basketball takes some serious effort, too.” (“Surface Science: Where Does a Basketball Bounce Best?”). Energy reserved inside the ball, transfers into Different types of energy (ex. Heat, sound) when the ball hits the ground. But, which type of court restores the most energy back into the ball?

not float like a balloon or sink below the line and should be formed from the top and not the bottom.

moisture and made solid, and can be dissolved neither by the waves nor the power of

In Measuring and Understanding Density, several experiments were performed to find density of regularly shaped objects, irregularly shaped objects, liquids and gasses. An additional experiment was done to find the specific gravity of a sampling of liquids. The purpose of the experiment was to provide a better understanding of density and to be able to extrapolate unknowns based upon these calculations. The experiments yielded data in keeping with Kinetic-molecular theory in regards to the density of water versus its temperature. Key measurements and formulae were also used to determine densities of metal and plastic objects as well as irregularly shaped rocks. It is possible to find the density of an object (be it liquid, gas or

The more and more I look around I begin to see how physics are integrated into practically everything that we do. These things would surely go unnoticed without making a conscious effort to notice them. For example simple things like riding a bike, or driving a car, or playing catch with a son or daughter. Just as these activities are loaded with elements of physics, sports are also, especially basketball. Physics play a part in every aspect of the game, from dribbling, passing, and shooting, to things as simple as setting a screen. First we should take a look at the elements of dribbling.

The most important part of the game of basketball is shooting the basketball, after all the object of the game is to put the basketball through the basket. A

becomes a liquid and some may even evaporate but we know as it is in us to know that it is the same piece of

After that, it is crucial to convert the mass to volume. The water density at a temperature will aid this process. The compliance of the Volume Occupied by 1.000g of Water Weigh in Air table is deemed necessary throughout the comparison.