Heavy and Light: Exploring Mass and Density
A Grade 5 science worksheet exploring concepts of heavy and light, mass, and density through various question types.
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Heavy and Light: Exploring Mass and Density
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What is the scientific term for how much 'stuff' is in an object?
Weight
Volume
Mass
Density
2. Which of these would likely be the most dense?
A feather
A sponge
A rock
A balloon
3. The amount of space an object takes up is called its .
4. An object will float if it is less than the liquid it is in.
5. A small object can have more mass than a large object.
True
False
6. Weight and mass are the same thing.
True
False
7. Look at the image of the balance scale below. If you place a block of wood on one side and a block of metal of the same size on the other, which side would go down? Explain why.
8. Describe how you could determine if an object is 'heavy' or 'light' without using a scale. What senses would you use?
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