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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the volume of the fish?
a)
18.0 cm3
b)
6.0 cm3
c)
32.0 cm3
d)
38.0 cm3
2.
Why do ice cubes float in a glass of water?
a)
the ice cubes are more dense than the water
b)
the water is more dense than the ice cubes
c)
the water is more dense than the glass
d)
the ice is more dense than the glass
3.
Will an object with a density of 0.999 sink or float in water?
a)
sink
b)
float
4.
Density is...
a)
the amount of mass in an object
b)
the amount of space an object takes up
c)
the amount of mass in a given space
d)
the weight of an object
5.
In general what is the most dense form of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasmas
6.
Which substance is the MOST dense? ** Use the key
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
Cannot be determined by the data provided.
7.
Which property of matter is determined by dividing its mass by its volume?
a)
elasticity
b)
buoyancy
c)
density
d)
viscosity
8.
A brick sinks in water while a wooden block of the same size floats. This is because the brick has a
a)
lower volume than the wooden block
b)
lower density than the wooden block
c)
higher volume than the wooden block
d)
higher density than the wooden block
9.
A scientist has four different liquids and pours them all into a bottle. The silver liquid sinks to the bottom, the red liquid settles on top of the silver one, and the pink liquid stays at the surface. Which liquid has the smallest density?
a)
the pink liquid
b)
the silver liquid
c)
the red liquid
d)
the water
10.
Helium balloons rise on earth because
a)
helium is less dense than air
b)
helium is more dense than air
c)
helium is cooler than air
d)
helium is warmer than air
11.
Adding or removing ______ will change the state of matter
a)
Mass
b)
Energy
c)
Density
12.
Students have a container of water and several objects. The water will help students observe _____________.
a)
if the objects are made of iron
b)
whether the objects sink or float
c)
how quickly the objects heat up
d)
the mass of each object
13.
Which of the following does NOT describe a liquid?
a)
Takes the shape of its container
b)
Pours easily
c)
Keeps its size and shape
d)
Escapes into air
14.
Why do objects sink or float in H2O?
a)
Because their densities are higher or lower than compared to water
b)
Because their densities are using gravity to pull down
c)
Because their densities are heavier or lighter
d)
Because their mass and volumes are equal
15.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY?
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
16.
Volume is ...
a)
Mass/Volume
b)
The amount of matter in an object.
c)
The amount of space an object occupies.
d)
Anything that has mass and occupies space.
17.
When energy transfers to matter, the kinetic energy (movement) of particles _________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
18.
Most matter will expand with increased motion. When matter expands, the particles
a)
get bigger.
b)
get farther apart.
c)
get smaller.
19.
The amount of _____________ in a volume of material determines the material's density.
a)
air
b)
particles
c)
matter
20.
When matter gets hot, it generally
a)
does not change.
b)
shrinks.
c)
expands.
d)
explodes.
21.
When matter expands, the particles do not get bigger, they get farther apart. (true of false)
a)
True
b)
False
22.
In general what is the most dense form of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasmas
23.
The density of a substance is 2.6 g/mL. If you cut it and half, what is the density of one of the halves?
a)
the same
b)
1.3g/mL
c)
5.2g/mL
d)
None of the above is correct
24.
If two objects have the same volume but one has a greater mass, the one with greater mass
a)
Has a lower density
b)
Has a higher density
c)
Will float
d)
Will sink
25.
If you cut a wooden block in half, each half would have
a)
Half the density of the original piece
b)
Twice the density of the original piece
c)
The same density as the original piece
d)
No density at all
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