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Density: Sink or Float?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object has a mass of 2.5 g and a volume of 10 mL. Will th object sink or float in water?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

c)

Suspend

2.

An object has a mass of 125 g and a volume of 100 mL. Will the object sink or float in water?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

c)

Suspend

3.

An object with a density of 1.5 g/mL is placed in a liquid with a density of 1.4 g/mL. Will the object sink or float?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

c)

Suspend

4.

An object has a mass of 20 g and a volume of 25 mL. Will the object sink, float or be suspended in a liquid with a density of .8 g/mL?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

c)

Suspend

5.

An object has a density of 1.5 g/mL. If the object is placed in water the object will

a)

Sink

b)

Float

c)

Suspend

6.

If an object has a mass of 144 g and 120 mL, which of the following liquids would the object float in? (Check all answers that apply)

a)

Liquid A (Density of liquid = 1.1 g/mL)

b)

Liquid B (Density of liquid = 1.3 g/mL)

c)

Liquid C (Density of liquid = 1.5 g/mL)

7.

Which of the following is a true statement? (There is only one correct choice)

a)

An object with a density of 1.2 g/mL will float in water.

b)

An object with a density of .8 g/mL will float in water.

c)

An object with a density of 1.0 g/mL will sink in water.

8.

A student observes that ice floats in water. The student can conclude

a)

The density of ice is less than the density of water

b)

The density of ice is greater than the density of water

c)

The density of ice is equal to the density of water

9.

Which of the following objects will sink in water? (Check all that apply)

a)

Object A (Density = 1.5 g/mL)

b)

Object B (Density = .5 g/mL)

c)

Object C (Density = 1.0 g/mL)

d)

Object D (Density = 2.0 g/mL)

10.

Which of the following statements is true if an object is suspended in a liquid. (One correct answer)

a)

The object's density is greater than the density of the liquid.

b)

The object's density is less than the density of the liquid.

c)

The object's density is equal to the density of the liquid.