Density Practice Problems

An irregularly shaped piece of gold was lowered into a graduated cylinder holding a volume of water equal to 17 ml. The height of the water rose to 20 ml. If the mass of the gold was 27 g, what was its density?

• 9 g/mL
• 10.5 g/mL
• 6.5 g/mL
• 8 g/mL

There are 4 objects listed with their densities. Which of the following will float on water? (SELECT 2)

• Object A:

  0.7 g/cm3

• Object B:

  1.2 g/cm3

• Object C:

  0.25 g/cm3

• Object D:

  11.4 g/cm3

If an object has a density of 6 g/mL and you put it into water, will it sink or float?  

• sink
• float

A piece of copper has a mass of 89g and a volume of 10 cm3.  What would be the density of the copper?

• 0.89 g/cm3
• 89 g/cm3
• 8.9 g/cm3
• 890 g/cm3

If an object has a mass of 50 grams and a volume of 10 cubic centimeters, what is its density?

• 10 grams per cubic centimeter

• 50 grams per cubic centimeter

• 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter

• 5 grams per cubic centimeter

What is the volume of Object X?

• 10.0 cm³
• 15.0 cm³
• 20.0 cm³
• 25.0 cm³

What is the volume of the fish?

• 18.0 cm³
• 6.0 cm³ 
• 38.0 cm³
• 32.0 mL

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the density of a substance that has a mass of 30g and a volume of 6 liters?

• 24 g/L
• 5 g/L
• 36 g/L
• 180 g/L

Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm³. What is the density of the rock?

• 7 mL
• 7 g/cm³
• 28 g/cm³
• 1/7 g/cm³