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Density

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which option best describes what density is?

a)

The amount of matter in a substance

b)

The measure of the amount of mass in a given volume

c)

The amount of space an object takes up

d)

A chemical property of matter

2.

Choose the option that you think is the most dense

a)

golf ball

b)

ping pong ball

c)

a balloon filled with air

d)

an empty box

3.

If an item is more dense that water it will...

a)

float

b)

sink

c)

dissolve

d)

explode

4.

Is air matter? How can you tell?

a)

No, because there is no air in space

b)

Yes, because I use it to breathe

c)

No because it is invisible

d)

Yes because air has mass and takes up space

5.

Why is a bowling ball heavier than a basketball?

a)

The basketball is more rough than the bowling ball

b)

The bowling has more mass, which means there is more matter in it

c)

The bowling ball is harder than the basketball

6.

How do you find the volume of a regularly shaped solid?

a)

Length x Width

b)

Length x Width x Height

c)

Height + Width + Height

d)

(Length + Height) x Width

7.

Which of the following is NOT a step in finding the volume of an irregular shaped solid object?

a)

Measure and record an amount of water in a graduated cylinder

b)

Add the object to a graduate cylinder with a known amount of water and record the new water level

c)

Use the formula to multiply the length by the width by the height

d)

Subtract the water level of the with the object in it from the amount of water before the object was introduced

8.
What is the volume of liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
40.0 mL
b)
40.3 mL
c)
43.0 mL
d)
44.0 mL
9.
At which point should your eyes be when you read a graduated cylinder? (Hint: see the letter next to the eye)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
10.

Below are the densities of various substances. Based on this information, how many mL of water would be displaced by 408g of Lead?


Zinc - 7.13 g/cm3

Silver - 10.5 g/cm3

Lead - 11.35 g/cm3

a)

35.947

b)

4,630.8

c)

0.027

d)

29.35

11.

Zinc - 7.13 g/cm3

Silver - 10.5 g/cm3

Lead - 11.35 g/cm3


Based on the above information, which substance would one would have a displace 26mL of water if you had 273g of it?

a)

Zinc

b)

Silver

c)

Lead

d)

All of the above

12.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
13.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
14.
If an object has a density of .6 g/mL and you put it into water, will it sink or float?  
a)
sink
b)
float
15.
What units are used to measure mass?
a)
g
b)
cm3
c)
g/cm3
d)
cm3/g
16.
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
17.

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.

18.

Why does oil float on top of the water in an oil spill?

a)

Oil has the same density of water

b)

Oil is less dense than water

c)

Oil is more dense than water

19.
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
20.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same