OL 7 Density Recap Worksheet

Worksheet A: Check your understanding
For each of the questions, tick the box next to the best answer(s).
1. Which instrument would be the best to measure the dimensions of a mobile phone?
 A metre rule
 A 30 cm ruler
 A micrometer
2. Which instrument is best to measure the mass of an object?
 A top pan balance
 A newton meter
3. Which two statements describe how to use a top pan balance accurately?
 It is set to zero before any measurement is taken
 It is kept in a closed box when not in use
 It can measure at least 5000 g
 It sits on a flat surface
4. Which is the correct way to find the volume of a rectangular prism?
 Its length is multiplied by 3  Its height is multiplied by 3
 The length, height and width are multiplied together
5. Which two statements describe how to measure accurately with a graduated cylinder?
 It needs to be long enough
 It needs to sit on a flat surface
 Your eye should be level with the surface of the liquid

Worksheet A: Check your understanding
6. What two things might be a problem when using an almost full graduated cylinder to measure an irregular object?
 If the cylinder is too full it will overflow
 Some irregular solids float
 The object displaces the same amount of water as its volume
7. A displacement beaker is used to measure the volume of an irregular object when:
 The object has a mass greater than 10 g
 The object is too large to fit in a graduated cylinder
8. What could be a problem when using a displacement beaker?
 All of the displaced water is caught in a graduated cylinder
 The displacement beaker has to be filled to the spout
 The graduated cylinder is removed too quickly from under the spout and some
displaced water is not collected
9. Which two values are needed to calculate the density of an object?
 Mass and weight  Mass and surface area
 Volume and mass
10. What is the density of a 24 kg cube with 2 m long sides?
 12 kg/m3
 3 kg/m3
 8 kg/m3
Worksheet E: Virtual experiment
1. is actually 6.027777. Why do we write our answer as 6.0?
a. It is a recurring number. We need to cut it somewhere.
b. The minimum number of significant figures used in the calculation was two, so the answer has to be in two
significant figures as well.
c. We always report any numerical answer in one or two decimal places.
2. What is the purpose of setting the top pan balance to zero?
a. It needs to be reset in between every measurement.
b. Setting the top pan balance to zero will mean that only the mass of the liquid in the beaker will be measured, not
the mass of the beaker and liquid together.
3. Is there anything wrong with the amount of oil measured into the graduated cylinder?
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4. Can you think of a different way to measure the volume and mass of the liquid?
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5. Which one of the below is another acceptable unit for density measurement?
a. N/m3
b. kg/m2
c. kg/m3
Worksheet F: Density calculations practice
Complete these calculations to work out the densities of each substance. You need to show your working.
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
Remember: density =
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
1. A baker buys a 1200 g bag of sugar which has a volume of 750 cm3. What is the density of the sugar?
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2. A mechanic records the mass of a steel cube as 515 g. If one side of the cube measures 4 cm, what is the density of the
steel?
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3. 28.5 g of iron is added to a graduated cylinder containing 45.5 cm3 of water. The water level rises to 49.1 cm3
What is the density of the iron?
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4. A builder needs to move this block of limestone which weighs 2560 g. What is the density of the limestone?
20 cm 10 cm
5 cm
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5. A batch of calcium chloride for orange fireworks has a mass of 1300 g and volume of 604 cm 3. What is the density of the
calcium chloride?
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Worksheet F: Density calculations practice
Use this table to help identify the mystery objects.
Table of densities
Substance Density / g/cm3 Substance Density / g/cm3

Granite 2.75 Bronze 7.58
Limestone 2.56 Gold 19.32
Sapphire 3.98 Silver 10.5
6. A block used as a doorstop measures 3 cm by 4 cm by 6 cm in size. It weighs 198 g. What is the block
made out of?
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7. You think the stone in a brooch is a sapphire. It has a mass of 7.96 g and a volume of 2 cm3. Is it a sapphire?
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8. You find a ring with a mass of 96.6 g. You put 10 cm3 of water in a graduated cylinder and then add the ring. The water
rises to the 15 cm3 mark.
What is the ring made of?
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9. You find an old coin. It has a mass of 11.37 g and a volume of 1.5 cm3. What is the coin made out of?
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Worksheet A: Check your understanding

2. Which instrument is best to measure the mass of an object?

 A top pan balance

 It is set to zero before any measurement is taken

 It is kept in a closed box when not in use

 It can measure at least 5000 g

 It sits on a flat surface

4. Which is the correct way to find the volume of a rectangular prism?

 Its length is multiplied by 3  Its height is multiplied by 3

 The length, height and width are multiplied together

 It needs to be long enough

 It needs to sit on a flat surface

 Your eye should be level with the surface of the liquid

 If the cylinder is too full it will overflow

 Some irregular solids float

 The object displaces the same amount of water as its volume

7. A displacement beaker is used to measure the volume of an irregular object when:

 The object has a mass greater than 10 g

 The object is too large to fit in a graduated cylinder

8. What could be a problem when using a displacement beaker?

 All of the displaced water is caught in a graduated cylinder

 The displacement beaker has to be filled to the spout

9. Which two values are needed to calculate the density of an object?

 Mass and weight  Mass and surface area

 Volume and mass

1. is actually 6.027777. Why do we write our answer as 6.0?

a. It is a recurring number. We need to cut it somewhere.

c. We always report any numerical answer in one or two decimal places.

2. What is the purpose of setting the top pan balance to zero?

a. It needs to be reset in between every measurement.

the mass of the beaker and liquid together.

Use this table to help identify the mystery objects.

Substance Density / g/cm3 Substance Density / g/cm3

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