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Upthrust In liquids

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
2.
Archimedes' Principle states that... 
a)
The buoyant force acting on an object equals the volume of the fluid displaced by the object. 
b)
The buoyant force acting on an object equals the weight (force of gravity) of the fluid displaced by the object.
c)
The buoyant force acting on an object will always be equal. 
3.
The ship was able to float in the water because its weight was the same as the weight of the water it displaced.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What happens when you heat a gas?
a)
It gains mass.
b)
It loses mass.
c)
It increases in volume.
d)
It decreases in volume.
5.

A 3.80-kg aluminum ball has an apparent mass of 2.10 kg when submerged in a particular liquid. The density of the liquid is:

a)

2185.7 kg/m3

b)

0.44 kg/m3

c)

1207.9 kg/m3

d)

0.81 kg/m3

6.

An iron anchor weighs 1112.06 N in air. If it is immersed in sea water, how much force would be required to lift it while it is immersed?

a)

1112 N

b)

900.2 N

c)

965.9 N

d)

952.6 N

7.

A cube of iron 0.300 m on a side is suspended (in equilibrium) from a rope in a giant tank of water. What is the tension in the rope?

a)

1720N

b)

1600 N

c)

1552 N

d)

1810N

8.

upthrust offered by the liquid is 300 N and the weight of the object is 1000 N, what is its apparent weight

a)

1000 N

b)

700 N

c)

7000 N

d)

1300 N

9.
Objects A-D are in water. Which is the most dense?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
The density of this material is 2 g/cm3.
There are 24 cm3  Find the total mass.
a)
12 grams
b)
48 grams
c)
12 g/cm3
d)
48 g/cm3
11.
This is 3 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm.  If it has a density of 5 g/cm3 Tell me what the mass is of the entire object.
a)
5/12 g
b)
5 g
c)
More information is needed!
d)
60  g
12.
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)
13.

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

14.
What is the substance most likely to look like if its density is 20.1 g/mL?
a)
Silver colored, relatively light for its volume
b)
Silver-colored, relatively heavy for its volume
c)
yellowish color, relatively expensive
d)
brown-colored, relative inexpensive
15.

Relative density is

a)

force per unit area

b)

mass per unit volume

c)

the ratio of density of substance to the density of water

d)

mass per unit acceleration

16.

A woman has 4 type of shoes. Which will exert the greatest pressure on the ground when she wears them?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Oil has a density of 824 kg/m3. Work out its relative density.

a)

0.0824

b)

0.824

c)

8.24

d)

82.4

18.

Law of floatation states

a)

The weight of a floatation body is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced

b)

the center of gravity of a floating body and the center of buoyancy are a different lines

c)

Both

19.

A buoyant force of 200 g wt. acts on a body dipped completely in water. If the apparent weight of body is 100 g wt., then its actual weight is

a)

200gwt

b)

100gwt

c)

300gwt

d)

none of the above

20.

A wooden block of dimensions 10cm X 20cm X 50cm weighs 6.5kg. Calculate the density of the block.

a)

650 kg/m3

b)

65kg/m3

c)

6.5kg/m3

d)

none of the above