What is Density?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes mass?

• The amount of space an object takes up

• The amount of matter within an object

• The weight of an object

• The temperature of an object

Multiple Choice

Which tool(s) would you use when finding the mass of an object?

• Beaker

• Digital Scale

• Graduated Cylinder

• Ruler

Multiple Select

Which tool(s) would you use when finding the volume of an object?

• Beaker

• Digital Scale

• Graduated Cylinder

• Ruler

Multiple Choice

Which tool would be best to use when finding the volume of the toy sheep?

• Digital Scale

• Graduated Cylinder

• Ruler

Open Ended

Explain the difference between how mass and volume are measured, and which tools are used for each.

Multiple Choice

Which object has the largest mass?

• A

• B

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the concept of density as shown in the diagrams?

• Density is how crowded the particles are inside an object.

• Density is the color of the object.

• Density is the shape of the object.

• Density is the temperature of the object.

Multiple Choice

Which box has a greater density?  

• Box A
• Box B

Multiple Choice

When measuring the volume of a liquid, what is the unit of measurement that is used?

• g

• mL

• cm3

• g/cm3

Multiple Choice

What units are used to measure mass?

• g
• cm³
• g/cm³
• cm³/g

Multiple Choice

What two types of measurements make up DENSITY? 

• Mass and Volume
• Temperature and Mass
• Grams and Centimeters
• Volume and Weight

Multiple Choice

Which liquid is the least dense?

• oil
• water
• syrup 
• plastic bottle

Multiple Choice

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?

• 4, 3, 2, 1
• 1, 2, 3, 4
• 3, 4, 2, 1, 
• 4, 3, 1, 2

Match

Look at the picture and match the following:

• Density 1.25g/ml

• Density

  0.89 g/ml

• Density

  1.05g/ml

C

A

B

• C

• A

• B

Open Ended

How would you explain the relationship between mass, volume, and density to someone who is new to the topic?