
Calculate Density to Identify an Unknown Substance
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If the volume is 5 mL, what is the density?
5
25
100
50
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 7.8g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances doe you most likely have?
Zinc
Copper
Tin
Iron
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 5.7g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances do you most likely have?
Aluminum
Iron
Tin
Zinc
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During Mr. Nye's science class, students were expected to identify various substances using physical properties they could easily measure. Mr. Nye gave each of the five groups a green, metal cube and asked them to identify what the cube was made of. Matt's cube, after 5 trials, had an average density of 7.40 g/cm3 . His group's cube was made of
aluminum
gold
nickel
zinc
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 5.7 g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances do you most likely have?
Aluminum
Iron
Tin
Zinc
Answer explanation
The calculated density of 5.7 g/cm³ matches closely with the density of tin, which is approximately 7.3 g/cm³. The other options, aluminum, iron, and zinc, have densities that are significantly different.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the formula for calculating density?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If a substance has a mass of 200 grams and a volume of 50 cm³, what is its density?
4 g/cm³
0.25 g/cm³
5 g/cm³
2 g/cm³
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