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density 2

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which BEST describes the meaning of mass of an object?

a)

The amount of space an object or substance takes up

b)

Mass divided by volume

c)

The amount of matter in an object or substance

d)

The weight of an object only in solid form and in zero gravity

2.

Which of the following BEST describes volume?

a)

How much space an object takes up

b)

Where an object is in space

c)

How much an object weighs

d)

The mass of an object compared to its weight

3.

If an object sinks in water than it is (a)   than water and

4.

 If an object floats in water then it is (a)   than water.

5.

A measure of how much matter is in a substance

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

volume

6.

A measure of space that matter takes up

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

weight

7.
Why do some substances float on water?
a)
they are warmer than water
b)
they are cooler than water
c)
they are more dense than water
d)
they are less dense than water
8.
Look at this image.  Which object has the LOWEST density in water? How
a)
The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 
b)
The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom
c)
The soda cap because it is not just full of air like the Ping Pong ball
9.
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
10.
What is this tool to get volume?
a)
triple beam balance
b)
ruler
c)
thermometer
d)
graduate cylinder
11.

What is density?

a)

The amount of a space a substance takes up.

b)

The amount of matter in a substance.

c)

The amount of substance packed into a given space.

d)

The volume of a substance divided by the space it takes up.

12.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that takes up space.

b)

Anything that has mass.

c)

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

d)

Anything that you can measure.

13.

If an object sinks in water than it is (a)   than water and

14.

 If an object floats in water then it is (a)   than water.

15.

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up ______.

a)

grams

b)

space(volume)

c)

milliliters

d)

unit

16.

Some example of tools used to measure volume.

a)

triple beam balance, double pan balance, ruler

b)

metric ruler, balance, grams

c)

pipette, balance,

measuring spoons

d)

measuring spoons, beaker, graduated cylinder

17.

What is the volume of the liquid in the graduated cylinder?

a)

25 ml

b)

15 ml

c)

12 ml

d)

10 ml

18.

Which is more dense?

a)

block of wood

b)

cup

c)

air

d)

water

19.

To classify a substance observable properties, you use ....

a)

tools.

b)

5 senses.

c)

ideas.

d)

brain.

20.

How many states of matter are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

21.

Melting means:

a)

The mixture of a liquid with a solid such as salt.

b)

When solid changes into liquid.

22.

Which picture describe something bumpy

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Whether something is attracted to a magnet

a)

solubility

b)

conductivity

c)

mass

d)

magnetism

24.

A property of matter that can be measured or observed using the 5 senses.

a)

states of matter

b)

physical properties of matter

25.

Measured using a graduated cylinder.

a)

mass

b)

volume

26.

Whether something is a solid, liquid, or gas.

a)

properties of matter

b)

states of matter

27.

How hot or cold something is.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

temperature

28.

Measured in liters (or milliliters).

a)

mass

b)

volume

29.

What is a conductor?

a)

A conductor is something that blocks energy.

b)

A conductor is something that lets energy flow freely.

c)

A conductor blocks only heat energy.

d)

A conductor only blocks electrical energy.

30.

Which substance dissolves?

a)

Wood, because when you put wood in water, it gets softer.

b)

Sugar, because it disappears when you put it in water.

c)

Paper, because it dissolves in cold water.

d)

Sand, because when you put sand in water it disappears.

31.

Which substance is an insulator?

a)

A copper lightning rod.

b)

A piece of plastic.

c)

A metal door frame.

32.

Which one of these is a solid?

a)

Water that's flowing down a river.

b)

Bark on a tree.

c)

Milk that stays in its container.

d)

Helium that fills up balloons.

33.

Which one of these substances is a liquid?

a)

Sugar that sweetens your food.

b)

Brass that makes musical instruments.

c)

Oxygen that you breathe.

d)

Cooking oil that helps cook your food.

34.

Out of this list of substances, which one is a gas?

a)

Oxygen that you breathe.

b)

Water that fish swim in.

c)

Hot Tea that people drink to warm up.

d)

Rain that precipitates out of a cloud.

35.

Which is a physical property of a solid?

a)

They expand to fill their containers.

b)

Their atoms are very close together.

c)

It has fixed volume but not a fixed shape.

d)

Their atoms are very far apart.

36.

What state of matter is inside of the beaker?

a)

A liquid.

b)

A solid.

c)

A gas.

d)

A rubix cube.