Calculating Density with Water Displacement

The Lesser Star of Africa is the fourth largest polished diamond in the world. The diamond's mass is 54g and its volume is 18 cm³. What is the density of the diamond?

• 0.3 g/cm³

• 3 g/cm³

• 36 g/cm³

• 62 g/cm³

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The process for finding the volume of an irregularly shaped solid is water _____________.

• D=m/v

• Displacement

• Levity

• X1000

The unit of density in g/cm³ be converted to kg/m³ by _____________.

• Displacement

• Chicken

• Levity

• X1000

The equation for calculating density is _____________.

• D=m/v

• Chicken

• Levity

• X1000

How would you find the density of a plastic unicorn toy? 

• It is impossible

• Use the water displacement to find volume and measure the mass. Divide the mass by the volume.

• Use the water displacement to find volume and measure the mass. Divide the volume by the mass.

• Measure length times width times height 

When measuring volume of an irregular object how would you calculate it?

• l x w x h

• water displacement

• triple beam balance

• pan scale

what unit is density measured in?

• g

• cm³

• g/cm³

• cm³ /g

Which would be the most useful for identifying an unknown liquid?

• Weight

• volume

• mass

• density

Density relates the mass of a material to the material's ____________

• temperature

• weight

• volume

• length

What is the formula for calculating density?