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Study Guide-Density



SPI 0807.9.7 (Density)
 

 1. 

Your science teacher conducts a density column demonstration using the following 3 liquids.
DesignationSubstanceDensity
Liquid 01Water      1.0 g/mL
Liquid 02Liquid Mercury      13.6 g/mL
Liquid 03Turpentine      0.8 g/mL

He pours each liquid into a graduated cylinder. Which liquid would occupy level A?
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a.
Turpentine
b.
H2O
c.
Water
 

 2. 


SampleABC
D
Volume100 cc100 cc100 cc100 cc
Mass100 g80 g108 g90 g
Density1 g/cc0.8 g/cc1.08 g/cc1.2 g/cc
Which density value shown above is NOT correct?
a.
Sample D
b.
Sample C
c.
Sample A
 

 3. 


The equation for density is shown below.
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Which block has the GREATEST density?
a.
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b.
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c.
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 4. 


The density for aluminum is 2.7g/cm3. What would be the VOLUME of a piece of aluminium that has a mass of 13g?
    HINT: Remember the density formula is density=mass divided by volume. You can rewrite this formula like this mass=density x volume or like this volume=mass divided by density.
a.
0.207cm3
b.
4.81cm3
c.
4.81g/cm3
 

 5. 


A chart listing the density of four metals is shown below.
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A student determines that a metal has a mass of 810.0 grams and a volume of 90.0 cubic centimeters. Using the formula above, this unknown metal is most likely...?
a.
aluminum
b.
silver
c.
nickel
 

 6. 


Sample
Volume
Mass
A
100 ml
100 g
B
100 ml
80 g
C
100 ml
108 g
D
100 ml
90 g
The table shows the masses of different samples of liquid. Which sample has the LEAST density?
a.
Sample A
b.
Sample B
c.
Sample D
 

 7. 

While doing an experiment in science class, Lenny accidentaly drops his pencil into a graduated cylinder. The pencil has a mass of 12 grams and the water level in the cylinder rises from 41 ml to 44 ml. Determine the density of the pencil.
a.
4 g/ml
b.
50 g/ml
c.
0.5 g/ml
 

 8. 


The density for iron is 7.874 g/cm3. What would be the MASS of a 25 cm3 piece of iron?
     HINT: Remember the density formula is density=mass divided by volume. You can rewrite this formula like this mass=density x volume or like this volume=mass divided by density.
a.
196.75g
b.
3.18g
c.
196.85g
 

 9. 

A student is given an object and is asked to identify its density. The object has a volume of 3 cubic centimeters and a mass of 6 grams.
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Using the formula above, what is the density of the object?
a.
2 grams/cubic centimeter
b.
9 grams/cubic centimeter
c.
3 grams/cubic centimeter
 

 10. 

A 5-gram sample of water occupies 5 milliliters of space in a beaker.
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Using the above formula, what is the density of the water sample?
a.
1 g/mL
b.
10 g/mL
c.
25 g/mL
 



 
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