Density

Use the picture to select the correct statement.

• Oil is denser than water

• Pasta is less dense then crayon

• The paper clip is denser than every thing else

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which liquid is the least dense?

• Oil

• Water

• Syrup

• Plastic bottle

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

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Which box has a higher density?

• A

• B

• They are the same

What causes an object to sink in a water?

• if the object's density is less than the water's density.

• if the object's density is the same as water's density.

• if the object's density is greater than water's density.

• if the object's density is zero

You are given a mystery object in science class. Your teacher asks you to determine if your object is more or less dense than water. You place the object in the water and it sinks. What statement would best describe this situation?

• The mystery substance is denser than water.

• Water is denser than the mystery substance.

• They both have the same mass.

• The mystery substance must be hollow.

An object will float in a liquid if it is

• cooled to the same temperature.

• heated to the same temperature.

• less dense than the liquid.

• more dense than the liquid.

When two materials that have different densities, like oil and water, encounter one another, they will?

• exchange densities.

• mix uniformly.

• repel one another.

• separate according to their densities.

Two cubes of the same size were measured. Cube A was 52 grams and cube B was 130 grams. Which cube has the greatest density?

• A

• B

Which statement is correct?

• Corn syrup is denser than water.

• Water is denser than corn syrup.

• Water is less dense than oil.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2