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Density Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the base rock for the continents?

a)

Basalt

b)

Granite

c)

Gold

d)

Sandstone

2.

What is the base rock for ocean floor?

a)

Granite

b)

Basalt

c)

Sandstone

d)

Shale

3.

Sample A: M=25 g and V=20 ml

What is the density of sample A?

a)

1.25 g/ml

b)

0.8 g/ml

c)

500 g/ml

d)

.5 g/ml

4.

Sample B: M=234 and V=200 ml. What is the density of sample B?

a)

1.17 g/ml

b)

0.85 g/ml

c)

46000 g/ml

d)

500 g/ml

5.

Sample A M=25 g and V=20 ml; Sample B M=234 and V=200 ml. Which sample would float?

a)

Sample A

b)

Sample B

6.

Name a characteristic of dense material such as gold.

a)

It moves easy

b)

It conducts electricity

c)

It does not want to move easily

d)

It floats

7.

The dimensions of a cube are as follows: length=3cm, width=3cm, height=3cm. What is the volume of the cube in cubic cm?

a)

27

b)

9

c)

3

d)

999

8.

Why don't the continents just sink into the Earth?

a)

Because granite is the base rock of the continents. Granite is less dense then the rest of the Earth so the continents do not sink.

b)

Because basalt is the base rock of the continents. Basalt is less dense then the rest of the Earth so the continents do not sink.

c)

Because continents are frozen in place and can not move.

d)

Because the continents are too heavy to sink.

9.

Why is there a lot of SiO2 (quartz) in granite?

a)

Si and O is less dense, so it is found at the surface of the Earth. Also, there is a lot of Si and O available.

b)

Si and O is dense, so it is found in the Earth. It gets pushed up from below by convection currents.

c)

It was brought here by meteorites.

d)

Trick question, it is not found in Granite.

10.

Which is more likely to sink into the Earth Basalt, or Granite?

a)

Granite

b)

Basalt

11.

Where is most of Earth's gold found?

a)

Towards the center of the Earth

b)

On the surface of Earth

c)

In Fort Knox

d)

South Africa

12.

Evidence suggests that most of the gold found on the surface of the Earth came from where?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mid-Ocean Rift

c)

Asteroids hitting the Earth

d)

Convection currents within the Earth

13.

What is the mechanism that causes plates to move?

a)

Convection currents in the Earth's mantle

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

The Earth spinning so fast

14.

How would you best describe density?

a)

How much stuff there is in a given space

b)

How heavy something is

c)

How much space an object takes up

d)

The ability of an object to float

15.

If something has a high density will it have a tendency to sink, or float?

a)

Float

b)

Sink

c)

It depends on the temperature of the object.

16.

What are two reasons why you find a lot of sand on the surface of the Earth?

a)

Because iron is dense and plentiful forming a lot of sand

b)

Silicon and Oxygen are low in density found in quantity on the Earth surface.

c)

Sand is found in basalt and then erodes out onto the ocean floor

d)

Quartz gets pushed up from the mantle and erupts out of volcanoes. It then erodes into sane.

17.

What is the name of where plates are moving apart?

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Transform Fault Boundary

18.

Name a characteristic of a divergent boundary

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge with a Rift

b)

Mountains

c)

Trenches

d)

Snow