Calculating Density Worksheet
A Grade 12 science worksheet covering the calculation of density, including formulas, units, and problem-solving.
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Calculating Density
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the space provided. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following is the correct formula for density?
Density = Volume / Mass
Density = Mass × Volume
Density = Mass / Volume
Density = Area / Mass
2. What are the standard SI units for density?
g/cm³
kg/m³
Both a and b
None of the above
3. To find the volume of an irregularly shaped object, one can use the method.
4. If an object has a mass of 50 grams and a volume of 25 cm³, its density is .
5. A block of wood has dimensions of 4.0 cm x 5.0 cm x 6.0 cm and a mass of 80.0 g. Calculate its density. Show your work.
6. An object displaces 35 mL of water when submerged. If its mass is 70 g, what is its density?
7. Describe how you would experimentally determine the density of an unknown liquid in a laboratory setting.
8. Density is an intensive property of matter, meaning it does not depend on the amount of substance present.
True
False
9. A substance with a density greater than 1 g/cm³ will float in water.
True
False
10. A rock has a mass of 150 g. When placed in a graduated cylinder containing 100 mL of water, the water level rises to 175 mL. Calculate the density of the rock.