Assessment Test: Density 18.

If two objects have the same volume but one is made up of

INSTRUCTION: Read the questions carefully and encircle the smaller and heavier atoms, the one with small heavy atoms will
letter of the correct answer. a. Be larger than the other b. Be less dense than the other
c. Be denser than the other d. Float
1. If ice at 0° Celsius in a beaker melts and temperature rises to
10°, the water level in the beaker ___. a. first fall then rise 19. If you cut a wooden block in half, each half would have
b. fall c. first rise then fall d. None of the above a. Half the density of the original piece
b. Twice the density of the original piece
2. Ice floats on water because ____________. c. The same density as the original piece d. No density at all
a. ice has more density than water.
b. ice has less density than water 20. If two objects have the same mass but different volumes
c. ice has more temperature than water a. The one with the larger volume has the lower density
d. ice is heavier than water b. They must have the same density
c. The one with the larger volume has the higher density
3. When we heat floating ice in a pot, after converting into the d. The one with the larger volume is twice as dense
water, the level of water will a. increase b. decrease
c. remains the same d. increase then decrease 21. In the water displacement method for finding volume
a. You subtract the final volume from the initial volume
4. Clouds float in the air, because of: b. You subtract the initial volume from the final volume
a. low viscosity b. high viscosity c. low density d. high density c. You add the initial and final volumes
5. When ice melts, its density ______? a. Becomes Zero d. You divide the final volume by 2
b. Remains the same c. Decreases d. Increases 22. If the density of water is 1 gram/cm3, this means that the
6. Mass/Volume = ________ mass of 100 cm3 of water should be
a. Pressure b. Area c. Density d. Force a. 100 grams b. 50 grams c. 1000 grams d. 1 gram

7. A bar of copper has a mass of 216g and a volume of 24cm3. 23. Density is a characteristic property of a substance. This
What is the density of copper? means that the density of water
a. 9g/cm3 b. 11g/cm3 c. 5184g/cm3 d. 322mL a. Changes depending on the volume
b. Stays the same regardless of the volume
8. What is the density of a plastic ball that has a volume of 6cm3 c. Is greater for a greater mass of water
and a mass of 12g? d. Is less for a smaller mass of water
a. 2g/cm3 b. 5g/cm3 c. 72g/cm3 d. 4mL
24. 100 milliliters of water have a mass of 100 grams. If you
9. An irregularly shaped piece of gold was lowered into a measured the mass of 50 milliliters of water, the mass would be
graduated cylinder holding a volume of water equal to 17 ml. a. 25 grams b. 200 grams c. 100 grams d. 50 grams
The height of the water rose to 20 ml. If the mass of the gold
was 27 g, what was its density? 25. To find the mass of water in a graduated cylinder, you could
a. 9 g/mL b. 10.5 g/mL c. 6.5 g/mL d. 8 g/mL a. Take the total mass of the water and graduated cylinder and
subtract the mass of the water
10. Calculate the density of the cube. b. Take the total mass of the water and graduated cylinder and
a. 2 g/cm3 b. 4 g/cm3 subtract the mass of the graduated cylinder
c. 6 g/cm3 d. 8 g/cm3 c. Add the mass of the water to the mass of the graduated
cylinder
d. Take the total mass of the water and graduated cylinder and
divide the mass by two

26. An object should float in a liquid if it is

a. Denser than the liquid b. Less dense than the liquid
11. A block of aluminum occupies a volume of 15.0 mL and c. Lighter than metal d. Shaped like a ball
weighs 40.5 g. What is its density?
a. 2.8g/mL b. 2.7g/mL c. 2.66.g/mL d. 2.5g/mL 27. A tiny piece of sand is very light but sinks in water. This is
because a. Sand is a solid b. Sand is less dense than water
12. Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of c. There is more water than sand d. Sand is denser than water
2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a. 7 mL b. 7 g/cm3 c. 28 g/cm3 d. 1/7 g/cm3 28. Wood floats in water. If you measured the mass of the same
volume of wood and water
13. If the mass of an unknown substance is 105 grams and the a. The water would have a greater mass
volume is 35 cm3 What would be its density? b. The water would have a lower mass
a. 2.7 b. 3.5 c. 4.00 d. 3.00 c. The mass of the wood and water would be the same
d. The mass of the wood and water would both be 100 grams
14. A bar of copper has a mass of 216g and a volume of 24cm3.
What is the density of copper? 29. A candle floats in water but sinks in alcohol. This is because
a. 9g/cm3 b. 0.11g/cm3 c. 5184g/cm3 d. 322mL a. The candle has less mass in alcohol
b. The water has less mass than the alcohol
15. What is the density of a plastic ball that has a volume of c. The water is denser than the alcohol
6cm3 and a mass of 12g? d. Water and alcohol are both liquids
a. 2g/cm3 b 0.5g/cm3 c. 72g/cm3 d. 4mL
30. Alcohol is less dense than water. If you measured the mass
16. To calculate density, you would use the following equation of the same volume of alcohol and water
a. D = m/v b. m = D x v c. v = m/ D d. none of the following a. The water would have a greater mass
17. If two objects have the same volume but one has a greater b. The water would have a lower mass
mass, the one with greater mass c. The mass of the alcohol and water would be the same
a. Has a lower density b. Has a higher density d. The mass of the alcohol and water would cancel each other
c. Will float d. Will sink out
31. A carrot floats in salt water but sinks in fresh water. This is c. density and width d. volume and color
because
a. Salt water is denser than fresh water 45. A tea light candle is placed in a beaker of water and floats,
b. Fresh water is denser than salt water while a second similar tea light candle is placed in a beaker of
c. The carrot is denser than salt water cooking oil and sinks. Which of the following statements is
d. A larger piece of carrot has a different density true?
a. The candle is denser than water.
32. The density of hot water b. cooking oil is denser than water.
a. Is greater than the density of cold water c. The cooking oil is denser than the candle.
b. Is less than the density of cold water d. Water is denser than cooking oil.
c. The same as the density of cold water
d. Depends on the volume of water 46. The density of lead is 11.3 g/cm³. If a lead bar has a volume
of 50 cm³, what is the mass of the lead bar?
33. The density of hot and cold water are different mainly a. 565 g b. 61.3 g c. 0.226 g d. 4.4 g
because
a. The molecules in hot water move slower and are slightly For 47-50. Refer to the image below.
closer together
b. The molecules in hot water are larger
c. The molecules in hot water move faster and are slightly
further apart
d. The molecules in cold water move faster and are further
apart
47. The table shows the masses and densities for four different
substances. Which of these substances has the least volume?
a. C b. B c. D d. A

48. What is the volume of substance B?

Arrange in order from most 49. How about D?
dense to least dense? 50. Which of the substance are less dense?
a. 4, 3, 1, 2
b. 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 3, 4, 2, 1,
d. 4, 3, 2, 1
34.

35. If an object with a density of 2.0 g/cm3 is placed in a fluid

with a density of 1.9 g/cm3, the object will
a. float b. drift in the middle of the fluid c. sink

36. If an object in a tank of water has neutral buoyancy, you can

conclude that:
a. the object is denser than water
b. the object's density is equal to that of the water
c. the object is less dense than water d. All of the above

37. High density objects have:

a. a large volume for their mass
b. a small volume for their temperature
c. a large volume for their temperature
d. a small volume for their mass

38. When an object is cooled and decreases in temperature, its

atoms become pushed closer together, causing:
a. its weight to increase b. its weight to decrease
c. its volume to increase d. its volume to decrease

39. Why do some substances floats on water?

a. they are warmer than water b. they are cooler than water
c. they are denser than water d. they are less dense than water

40. What is the measuring unit for mass?

a. centimeter b. millimeter c. grams d. pounds

41. Which units of measurement are used for volume?

a. grams b. centimeters c. grams/milliliter d. milliliter

42. What units are used to measure Density?

a. cm3/g b. g c. g/cm3 d. cm3

43. Which of the following substances is the least dense?

a. Steam b. Water c. Carbon dioxide d. Helium

44. Whether or not an object floats in water will depend upon

both its
a. length and mass b. mass and volume