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Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
Paperclip!
Sink
Float
Wooden log
Sink
Float
Empty plastic bottle
Sink
Float
Rock
Sink
Float
State the units for mass
cm
ml
kg
s
Name the piece of equipment used to measure mass
Measuring cylinder
Balance
Thermometer
Measuring tape
What is meant by volume?
How much space something takes up in 3D.
How heavy something is.
Give the units for volume
cm
kg
cm3
cm2
What piece of equipment would you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
Measuring tape
Balance
Ruler
Measuring cylinder
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY?
Mass and Volume
Temperature and Mass
Grams and Centimeters
Volume and Weight
In a density column, is the substance with the highest density on the bottom or the top?
Bottom
Top
In a density column, is the substance with the lowest density on the bottom or on the top?
Bottom
Top
Which of the following is the correct definition of density?
The amount of stuff in an object
The amount of space an object takes up
A measure of the force of gravity on an object
The amount of matter (mass) packed into a space (object)
Which object has the highest density in this picture?
A
B
C
Which object has the lowest density in this picture?
A
B
C
Which of the following is an example of an object with a low density?
Pillow
Bowling Ball
Brick
Which of the following is an example of an object with a high density?
Pillow
Bowling Ball
Beach Ball
Which of the following is the correct units for density?
grams (g)
Newtons (N)
cm3
g/cm3
What is the density of an object if it has a mass of 6g and a volume of 3cm3? (Hint: Density = mass/volume)
6 g/cm3
3 g/cm3
2 g/cm3
1/3 g/cm3
Does 1cup or 6cups of water have a higher density?
1 cup
6 cups
They have the same density
You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 7.8g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances doe you most likely have?
Zinc
Copper
Tin
Iron
What is the density of an object with a mass of 3g and a volume of 1cm3? (Hint: Density = mass / volume)
1/3 g/cm3
3 g/cm
3 g/cm3
You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 5.7g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances do you most likely have?
Aluminum
Iron
Tin
Zinc
Which substance is the most dense in this picture?
Vegetable Oil
Dish Soap
Honey
Corn Syrup
Compared to material A, material B has different...
Density
Mass
Phase
Shape
Which of the following substances would float in water? (Hint: water has a density of 1g/cm3)
gold
rubber
water
cork
In a density column, is the substance with the highest density on the bottom or the top?
Bottom
Top
In a density column, is the substance with the lowest density on the bottom or on the top?
Bottom
Top
Which of the following is the correct definition of density?
The amount of stuff in an object
The amount of space an object takes up
A measure of the force of gravity on an object
The amount of matter (mass) packed into a space (object)
Which object has the highest density in this picture?
A
B
C
Which object has the lowest density in this picture?
A
B
C
Which of the following is an example of an object with a low density?
Pillow
Bowling Ball
Brick
Which of the following is an example of an object with a high density?
Pillow
Bowling Ball
Beach Ball
Which of the following is the correct units for density?
grams (g)
Newtons (N)
cm3
g/cm3
What is the density of an object if it has a mass of 6g and a volume of 3cm3? (Hint: Density = mass/volume)
6 g/cm3
3 g/cm3
2 g/cm3
1/3 g/cm3
Does 1cup or 6cups of water have a higher density?
1 cup
6 cups
They have the same density
You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 7.8g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances doe you most likely have?
Zinc
Copper
Tin
Iron
What is the density of an object with a mass of 3g and a volume of 1cm3? (Hint: Density = mass / volume)
1/3 g/cm3
3 g/cm
3 g/cm3
You calculated the density of an unknown substance to be 5.7g/cm3. According to the chart, which of the substances do you most likely have?
Aluminum
Iron
Tin
Zinc
Which substance is the most dense in this picture?
Vegetable Oil
Dish Soap
Honey
Corn Syrup
Compared to material A, material B has different...
Density
Mass
Phase
Shape
Which of the following substances would float in water? (Hint: water has a density of 1g/cm3)
gold
rubber
water
cork
Which two forces act on an object in water?
gravity
friction
weight
upthrust
What happens if the weight of an object is equal to or less than the upthrust?
It floats
It sinks
It spins
It explodes!
What is the scientific word for 'floating'
levitating
suspended
buoyancy
hovering
What happens if the weight of an object is greater than the upthrust?
it floats
it sinks
it bounces
it vibrates
Where would you find the largest pressure?
At the bottom of the ocean
At the top of Mt Everest
Close to ground in Cuckfield
In a rockpool on the Great Barrier Reef
1 Pa = 1N/m2
When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body
increases
decreases
stays the same
A 20N weight is hung from a spring balance which reads 17N when it is completely submerged in water. What is the upthrust of the body of water?
37N
20N
17N
3N
Diagram shows a U-tube filled with two liquids, X and Y which are immiscible. The heights of the liquid columns of X and Y from level P are 8 cm and 4 cm respectively. Which of the following statements is true?
The density of X is less than the density of Y.
The liquid pressure is higher in column X than in column Y at level P.
The densities of liquids X and Y are equal.
A submarine has a surface area of 300 m2.
The density of sea water is 1050 kg m–3.
At what depth under the sea, will the additionalpressure on the submarine be 5 × 105 Pa?
[Take g = 10 N kg–1]
47.62 m
67.62 m
87.62 m
57.62 m
The figure below shows a reservoir on a hill. The reservoir supplies water to a water tank on a tall building.
Calculate the water pressure at X.
(Density of water = 1000 kg m–3)
1.4×109 Nm–2
1.4×102 Nm–2
1.4×105 Nm–2
1.4×108 Nm–2
An object weighing 30 N displaces a volume of water with a weight 20 N. What will the object do?
It will sink
It will float
It will fly
None of these answers
Which physical quantity will increase when the diver dives deeper?
Diagram shows the design of a dam. Why does the thickness of the dam increase with its depth?
The design of this structure is stronger.
Water pressure increases with depth.
The cost of construction is lower.
Water pressure acts uniformly in all directions.
In the image which hole will allow the water to travel furthest?
A
B
C
What is pressure?
Force exerted on a surface per unit area
force exerted on a surface per unit mass
speed exerted on a surface per unit area
gravity exerted on a surface per unit area
If the horse reared up on 2 legs what effect would it have on the pressure?
it will exert half the pressure it did before
it will exert the same pressure it did before
it will exert twice the pressure it did before
it will exert four times the pressure it did before
Which of these animals would probably cause the greatest pressure on the ground?
A fat cow with big feet
A calf with big feet
A calf with small feet
A fat cow with small feet
What is the unit of pressure?
Pascals
Newton meter
Kilogram
Meter
What will happen to air pressure as you climb up a mountain?
stays same
increase
decrease
none of above
Where would pressure be the greatest?
10 m deep in a lake at sea level
top of a mountain 15,000 feet up
5 m deep in a pond on a mountain
on a hill in Oklahoma City (1,200 ft. above sea level)
A box on the floor has a weight of 120 N. The surface area the box takes up is 4m2.
What is the pressure exerted by the box?
30 Pa
50 m2
50 Pa
0.02 Pa
What is the correct equation to calculate pressure?
pressure = force × area
pressure = force ÷ area
Force = pressure × area
pressure = mass × area
The diagrams show two divers swimming in the sea and two divers swimming in fresh water. Sea water is more dense than fresh water.
On which diver is there the greatest pressure?
A
B
C
D
Four glass tanks contain water.
In which tank is the pressure of the water on the base greatest?
