Calculating Density with Water Displacement

Calculating Density with Water Displacement

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Calculating Density with Water Displacement

Calculating Density with Water Displacement

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS1-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the method used to find the volume of an irregular shaped object?

water displacement

density

mass

weight

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the volume of the two red spheres? (Hint: new volume - old volume)

4 cc

6 cc

2 cc

8 cc

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the volume of the water in the empty graduated cylinder?

4 mL

65 mL

69 mL

71 mL

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The picture shows the displacement method being used to determine the volume of a 12 gram piece of iron. What is the density?

4 g/cm3

48 g/cm3

7 g/mL

5 g/mL

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the density of this unknown mineral?

19.2 g/cm3

2.6 g/cm3

3.0 g/cm3

49.1 g/cm3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pennies minted prior to 1982 were made of copper, which has a density of 8.96 g/cm3. After 1982, pennies were made of mostly zinc metal, which has a density of 7.13 g/cm3. Which of the following methods would be useful when trying to determine the density of a penny?

Use the formula L x W x H

place it on a triple beam balance to determine its volume, then a ruler to measure height.

use the displacement method to determine volume and a triple beam balance to measure the mass

use the periodic table and a calculator to multiply the atomic mass of zinc and copper

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A student has a clear block of an unknown substance and needs to determine the identity of the substance. The mass of the block is 9 grams. The block has a length of 2 cm, a width of 4 cm, and a height of 1 cm. The block floats when dropped in a beaker of water. What is the identity of the substance?

lucite

polyethylene

glass

quartz

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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