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Science Project: Relative Density

By Janice VanCleave

Boats with the same density have the same buoyancy in water. As the density of the boats increase, the less buoyant are the boats.

How to Analyze Relative Density Data and Write a Conclusion Research: The data being analyzed below is about relative density and buoyancy. Relative density is a comparison of densities. Buoyancy refers to something floating in a fluid (gas or liquid). In the diagram, the Box-shaped boats are all floating in water. This means that each […]

Filed Under: Engineering Tagged With: analyze data, dependent variable, independent variable, relative density, variables, write conclusions

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