Retrieval Practice: Matter, Mass, Volume, and Density

Match the following

• how tightly packed the substance is

• volume

• the amount of substance in an object

• matter

• something that has mass and volume

• mass

• the amount of space an object takes up

• weight

• the effect of gravity on an object

• density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If two blocks of gold have the same volume, what must be true?

• they have the same shape

• they have the same mass

• they have the same density

• they have the same amount of matter

Object A and B have the same mass but object A is smaller. Which object is more dense?

• object A

• object B

Object X and Y have the same volume but object Y has more mass. Which object is less dense?

• object X

• object Y

If I have a 2 cm³ piece of cobalt, what is the volume of the cobalt in milliliters (mL)?

• 6 mL

• 8 mL

• 2 mL

• there's no way to know

What is the mass of a 1 cm³ cube of copper, Cu(s)?

• 9.0 g/mL

• 3.0 g

• 9.0 g

• 1 mL

Which of these statements is true about two blocks of titanium that are different shapes but have the same mass?

• They have different volumes, but the same density.

• They have the same volume and the same density.

• They have the same mass, but different volumes.

• They have the same mass and the same volume.

What is the density of 113.0 mL of an unknown liquid that measures 85.12 g?

• 0.65 g/mL

• 1.3 g

• 0.8 g/mL

• 1.33 g/mL

Density is

• a property of matter.

• always the same for a pure substance such as gold.

• the amount of matter in an object.

• the amount of matter per unit of volume in an object.

• how tightly packed matter is in an object.

Put the following in order from most dense (on the left) to least dense (on the right).

• a copper penny

• an aluminum baseball bat

• a lead pipe

• an iron frying pan

• a tin can

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2