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Density

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?

a)

8 g/cm3

b)

2 g/cm3

c)

1/2 g/cm3

d)

24 g/cm3

2.

Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?

a)

4, 3, 2, 1

b)

1, 2, 3, 4

c)

3, 4, 2, 1, 

d)

4, 3, 1, 2

3.

An object with which of the following densities will float on water?

a)

0.7 g/cm3

b)

1.2 g/cm3

c)

3.5 g/cm3

d)

11.4 g/cm3

4.

A student knows the mass of an object. What other variable does the student need to know to calculate the object's density?

a)

Color

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Length

5.

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

a)

Weight

b)

volume

c)

mass

d)

density

6.

Which liquid has the highest density? 

a)

corn syrup

b)

lamp oil

c)

rubbing alcohol

d)

honey

7.

Which substance is the least dense? **Use the key 

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

8.

Which liquid is the least dense?

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

syrup 

d)

plastic bottle

9.

What is the density of this substance?

a)

5 grams

b)

5 ml

c)

5 g/ml

d)

 10 g/ml

10.

Which lab tool might you use to measure the volume of a liquid?

a)

electric scale

b)

bunsen burner

c)

test tube

d)

graduated cylinder

11.

What is the density of Object X if the mass is 50.0 g?

a)

2.0 g/cm3

b)

0.5 g/cm3

c)

20.0 g/cm3

d)

25.0 g/cm3

12.

Find the density of this piece of brass if the mass is 52.2 g.

a)

0.11494 g/cm3

b)

10.0 g/cm3

c)

8.7 g/cm3

d)

12 cm3

13.

In general what is the most dense form of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasmas

14.

Calculate the density of the cube.

a)

3 g/cm3

b)

4 g/cm3

c)

2 g/cm3

d)

5 g/cm3

15.

What do we know about the density of lamp oil, rubbing alcohol, and vegetable oil?  

a)

The density is greater than 1.0 g/mL

b)

The density is less than 1.0 g/mL

c)

The density is equal to 1.0 g/mL

d)

The density can not be determined

16.

Why do the liquids form different layers?

a)

They have different densities.  

b)

They have different masses.  

c)

They have different volumes.  

d)

They are different temperatures.  

17.

Which will float in water (density= 1 g/mL)?
Corn syrup  1.37 g/mL
Vegetable oil  0.91 g/mL
Honey  1.42 g/mL
Lamp oil  0.81 g/mL

a)

Corn syrup and Honey

b)

Vegetable oil and Lamp oil

c)

Corn syrup and vegetable oil

d)

Honey and Lamp oil

18.

The following liquids are poured together in a beaker: alcohol (density=0.79), corn syrup (density=1.38), water (density=1.0), and cooking oil (density=0.93).  Which of these liquids will sink to the bottom of the beaker?

a)

alcohol

b)

corn syrup

c)

water

d)

cooking oil

19.

What is the equation for Density?

a)

D=M/V

b)

D=V/M

c)

D=R*T

d)

E=MC^2

20.

Why does the object on the left have more density than the one on the right? There are two correct answers.

a)

Because it has a lot of volume

b)

Because there is a lot of space between molecules

c)

because there is more mass in the same volume

d)

because the molecules are closer together

21.

Although I am a solid, I very low density that I can float in any liquid listed on the chart. What am I? 

a)

Ice

b)

Cork

c)

Marble

d)

Rubber

22.

An object made of me is dense enough to float in corn syrup, but not in water. What am I?

a)

Cork

b)

Diamond

c)

Gold

d)

Rubber

23.

The density of water is 1g/cm3. A substance will float if its density is less than that of water. Which of the following substance will float?

a)

substance 1

b)

substance 2

c)

substance 3

d)

substance 4

24.

What is the density of the screw if the mass is 24 g?

a)

0.125 g/cm3

b)

13 g/cm3

c)

16 g/cm3

d)

8.0 g/cm3

25.

A piece of metal has a mass of 35.4 grams and a volume of 6cm3. According to the table what metal is it?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Scandium

c)

Radium

d)

Xenon

26.

Sue found a ring and wanted to know what type of metal it was. She found the mass to be 26.7 grams and the volume to be 3 cm3. What metal is the ring?

a)

Nickel

b)

Silver

c)

Lead

d)

Gold

27.

An irregularly-shaped sample of aluminum (Al) is put on a balance and found to have a mass of 43.6 g.  The student decides to use the water-displacement method to find the volume.  The initial volume reading is  25.5 mL and, after the Al sample is added, the water level has risen to 41.7 mL.  Find the density of the Al sample.

a)

2.7 g/mL

b)

0.6 g/mL

c)

1.7 g/mL

d)

1.1 g/mL

28.

A. gasoline 0.7 g/ cm3 
B. lead 11.3 g/ cm3 
C. mercury 13.6 g/ cm3 
D. Paraffin(wax) 0.87 g/ cm3 
E. platinum 21.4 g/ cm3 
Which will not sink in water?

a)

A & B

b)

C & E

c)

B & C

d)

A & D

29.

Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature and has a density of 13.5 g/cm3.  Which of these metals would sink below the mercury if dropped into a container of mercury?

a)

gold (density=19.3 g/cm3)

b)

lead (density=11.4 g/cm3)

c)

iron (density=7.9g/cm3)

d)

aluminum (density=2.7g/cm3)

30.

Archimedes used density to discover if the crown of gold was real because

a)

Substances have their own unique densities

b)

Substances can change densities depending on their size

c)

Substances can change densities depending on their mass

d)

Substances can change densities depending on their volume

31.

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

32.

Why does the egg not sink or float?

a)

it is more dense than the water

b)

it is less dense than the water

c)

it has the same density as the water

d)

it is light

33.

As a flame heats air in a hot air balloon it starts to rise. Which of the following statements incorrectly explains the chemistry behind why this happens.

a)

The air molecules become less dense & more bouyant than the cooler air in the surrounding atmosphere.

b)

The volume of the gas increases because the molecules in the gas are spaced further apart.

c)

The mass of the of the gas increases causing density to increase & buoyancy to decrease.

34.

If this substance takes up 6 ml of space, what is its mass?

a)

 6 ml

b)

6 grams

c)

0 grams

d)

4 grams 

35.

Which object has the highest density in this picture?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

36.

Which material has the greatest density?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

37.

The original block of material A is cut into several pieces. When compared with the density of the original block, the density of each piece will be

a)

less

b)

greater

c)

the same

38.

True or false: The density of a specific type of material does not change

a)

Tue

b)

False

39.

A student measured 3 objects made of different materials. The table shows each objects mass and volume. Which of the following lists the materials in order from least dense to most dense?

a)

glass \longrightarrow wood \longrightarrow rubber

b)

glassundefinedrubberundefinedwood

c)

rubberundefinedglassundefinedwood

d)

woodundefinedrubberundefinedglass

40.

Using the picture, tell me which object is the least dense and why?

a)

The fish because he is in the middle

b)

The cork because it is floating at the top of the water

c)

The rock because it is at the bottom

d)

The cork and the rock because they have the same about of atoms.

41.

How do we feel about calculating density so far?

a)

Not good

b)

Kinda good

c)

Pretty Good

d)

I AM A DENSITY GOD!

42.

What substance is the least dense?

a)

Vinyl Resin

b)

Chloroform

c)

Polycarbonate Resin

d)

Fluorite

43.

Which state of matter is the most dense?

a)

A. solid

b)

B. liquid

c)

C. gas

44.

Which state of matter is the least dense?

a)

A. solid

b)

B. liquid

c)

C. gas

45.
The diagram below illustrates how most molecules are arranged in a substance. However, water molecules behave differently as you can see in the diagrams below. Which state of water is less dense?
a)
A. solid (ICE)
b)
B. liquid (water)
46.

Calculate the density of the rock if the rock has a mass of 25.0 g. Round to the nearest 0.1…

a)

2.5 g/cm3

b)

2.0 g/cm3

c)

0.4 g/mL

d)

0.7 g/cm3

e)

1.0 g/cm3

47.

Use the Volume in graduated cylinder in the diagram and the mass of the water by taking the difference between the: before 0 ml and 30g. 10 mL and 40 g after. Then calculate the density of the water. Round to the nearest 0.1and include correct units…

a)

1.0

b)

1 g

c)

1.0 g/ml

d)

1.5 g

e)

1.0 mL

48.

Why do objects sink or float? :

a)

Objects with a density greater than water will sink, while those with a lower density will float.

1.

Claim

b)

The coin sinks to the bottom of the container, while the piece of wood and the bottle cap float on the surface.

2.

Evidence

c)

Density is the amount of mass per unit volume. Objects denser than water have more mass packed into a given volume and thus sink, while less dense objects have molecules that are less packed in a given volume.

3.

Reasoning

49.

Which object has the lowest density in this picture?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

50.

Three liquids and two solids are placed in a graduated cylinder. The substances arrange themselves in the cylinder according to their densities. Use the information to identify the liquids and solids in the graduated cylinder. start with the top solid as substance 1, and the top liquid as substance 2, and so on

a)

Gold

b)

Mercury

c)

water

d)

Gasoline

e)

Cork

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
51.

Look at this image.  Which object has the lowest density?

a)

The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 

b)

The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom

c)

The cherry tomato as it's suspended in the middle

52.

Starting from the bottom, label the most to least dense.

53.

Place the variables into the correct location in the formula to solve for density

54.

When I cut an object in half, the density ​ (a)   change because ​the particles are ​ (b)   packed together.

Choose from the below words

does not

does

more

equally

less

55.

"The balls have the same ​ (a)   , but the foam ball has more ​ (b)   .

So, the ​ (c)   has more density.

Choose from the below words

mass

volume

marble

foam ball

56.

When calculating density, you need to use the equation

Density = ​ ​ (a)   /​ (b)   and the units are

​ (c)   /​ (d)  

Choose from the below words

mass

volume

grams

cm3cm^3  

57.

​ (a)   is the amount of matter or "stuff" in an object. ​ (b)   is the amount of space an object takes up. ​ (c)   is the measure of how tightly packed particles are in an object

Choose from the below words

Mass

Volume

Density

Velocity

Height

Gravity

Energy

58.

Object 1 is ​ (a)   ​​

Object 2 is ​ (b)  

Object 3 is ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words

same density as water

less dense than water

more dense than water