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Density and Pressure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Buoyancy is the tendency for objects to float in a fluid. We consider buoyancy the...

a)

Un-gravity force

b)

The upward force

c)

Gravitational pull

d)

Downwards pull on an object

2.

When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

3.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
4.
If you place an object in a fluid and it sinks which is true 
a)
its weight is less than the buoyant force
b)
the fluid is more dense than the object
c)
its weight  is greater than the buoyant force
d)
dead men tell no tales 
5.

Why are solids more dense than liquids?

a)

All of the following

b)

More atoms

c)

No free moving ions

d)

Have a high mass for a certain volume

6.

What is the unit for pressure?

a)

Nm2Nm^2

b)

Pascals

c)

Joules

d)

None of the

7.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
8.
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
9.
If you have a gold brick that is 2 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm and has a density of 19.3 g/cm3, what is its mass?
a)
463.2 g/cm3
b)
463.2 g
c)
0.804 kg
d)
0.804 g
10.
Find the volume of the cylinder.
a)
282.6
b)
516.2
c)
133
d)
214
11.
Find the volume of the figure.
a)
150.72 cm³
b)
75.36 cm³
c)
452.16 cm³
d)
151 cm³
12.

Find the volume.

a)

1300

b)

1200

c)

433.33

d)

400

13.
Which of the statements is true?
a)
The bottom of the boot exerts more pressure than the shoe as a result of an increase in surface area.
b)
The bottom of the shoe exerts more pressure than the boot as a result of an decrease in surface area.
c)
The bottom of the shoe exerts the same pressure as the bottom of the boot.
14.
What is the instrument that measures air pressure called?
a)
Graduated cylinder
b)
Barometer
c)
Force scale
d)
Anemometer
15.
If the horse reared up on 2 legs what effect would it have on the pressure?
a)
it will exert half the pressure it did before
b)
it will exert the same pressure it did before
c)
it will exert twice the pressure it did before
d)
it will exert four times the pressure it did before
16.
A person wearing steel toe capped boots and a person wearing stilleto heels stand on a wooden floor. They both have the same weight. Which person exerts a greater pressure on the floor?
a)
The person wearing the boots because the boots have a larger surface area in contact with the floor
b)
The person with the stiletto heels because they have a larger surface area in contact with the floor
c)
The person wearing the boots because the boots have a smaller surface area in contact with the floor 
d)
The person with the stiletto heels because they have a smaller surface area in contact with the floor
17.
Where would you find the largest pressure?
a)
At the bottom of the ocean
b)
At the top of Mt Everest
c)
Close to ground on the Scotch oval
d)
In a rockpool on the Great Barrier Reef
18.

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

19.

Given the Young's modulus of elasticity below rank the metals according to the magnitude of tensile stress it can hold from highest to lowest.

Aluminum 69 GPa

Brass 125 GPa

Steel 200 GPa

a)

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

b)

Brass, Aluminum, Steel

c)

Steel, Brass, Aluminum

20.

Stretching occurs when ___ force is applied onto an object.

a)

compressive

b)

tensile

c)

radial

d)

explosive