PS.3a Density and Physical Properties
  • 1. What is the formula for density?
A) density = mass x volume
B) density = volume - mass
C) density = volume divided by mass
D) density = mass divided by volume
  • 2. What instrument do we use to take the mass of an object?
A) metric ruler
B) graduated cylinder
C) beaker
D) triple beam balance
  • 3. What unit do we use to measure the mass of an object?
A) grams
B) g/cm3
C) mL
D) g/mL
  • 4. What instrument do we use to take the volume of an irregular solid?
A) graduated cylinder
B) triple beam balance
C) spring scale
D) metric ruler
  • 5. What instrument do we use to take the volume of a regular solid?
A) spring scale
B) metric ruler
C) triple beam balance
D) thermometer
  • 6. What method do we use to measure the volume of an irregular solid?
A) use a triple beam balance
B) l x w x h
C) water displacement
D) estimate, based on masses of other similar objects
  • 7. What is the formula for volume of a regular solid?
A) spring scale
B) length x width x height
C) l + w + h
D) d = m/v
  • 8. What unit do we use for density of a liquid?
A) mL x g
B) g/mL
C) g x mL
D) g/cm3
  • 9. What unit do we use for density of a solid?
A) mL x g
B) g/mL
C) g x mL
D) g/cm3
  • 10. What is the density of an object that has a mass of 30 grams and a volume of 15 cm3?
A) 45 g/cm3
B) 0.5 g/cm3
C) 450 g/mL
D) 2 g/cm3
  • 11. An object occupies 30 cm3 of space, and it has a mass of 15 grams. What is the density?
A) 0.5 g/cm3
B) 2 g/cm3
C) 450 g/cm3
D) 45 g/mL
  • 12. An object has a mass of 25 grams and has a length of 5 cm, a width of 1 cm, and a height of 5 cm, what is it's density?
A) 25 g/cm3
B) 1 g/cm3
C) 5 g/cm3
D) 0.5 g/cm3
  • 13. An oject has a mass of 10 grams. If I lower it into a graduated cylinder that already has 50 mL of water in it, the water level rises to 70 mL. Calculate the density.
A) 2 g/cm3
B) 0.5 g/mL
C) 10 g/mL
D) 20 g/mL
  • 14. More dense things tend to -
A) float
B) sink
  • 15. Object A has a density of 0.75 g/mL. Object B has a density of 1.25 g/mL. Water has a density of 1.00 g/mL. Which object will sink to the bottom of the water?
A) Object A
B) Object B
  • 16. Which of the following is not a physical property?
A) density
B) conductivity
C) solubility
D) malleability
E) flammability
  • 17. Which of the following is not a physical property
A) acidity
B) luster
C) melting point
D) state
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