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Clay density lab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the density of the whole clay piece compare to the densities of the two pieces of clay that it came from the original? Make a claim.

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2.

What evidence supports the claim that the density of a full piece of clay is the same as it is for a piece of clay that came from the original?

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3.

What scientific reasoning explains why a piece of clay does not change density if it is broken in half?

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4.

Why can you use density to identify a substance?

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5.

If you were able to compress the clay and the particles moved closer together, how would that affect the density of the clay?

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6.

If a gold bar has a density of 19.3 g/cm3, what is the density of a gold bar that is half the size of the original one?

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7.

(a)   has a mass of 8g and a volume of 4cm3

Choose from the below words

Gold

Mercury

Lead

Iron

Aluminum

Bone

8.

Which object has the lowest density in this picture?

9.

A student measured the mass and volume of a small cube made of an unknown metal. The mass of the cube is 25.0 g, and the volume of the cube is 3.19 cm³. The student is told that the cube is a sample of one of the four metals listed in the table. Based on the data, the unknown metal is most likely ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

Gold

Iron

Silver

Tin

10.

"The balls have the same ​ (a)   , but the foam ball has more ​ (b)   .

So, the ​ (c)   has more density.

Choose from the below words

mass

volume

marble

foam ball