Indiana Jones and the Mystery of Density
Name _________________________________ Period________
Which is the most dense? [ ] Gold [ ] Sand [ ] Indiana Jones
Directions: Work with your table partner to find the following:
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Mass in ______________________________________________
Mass is measured in __________________________
Volume is ____________________________________________
Volume is measured in ______________________
Density is _____________________________________________
Density is measured in ________________________
7. The equation for calculating density is: 𝑑 =
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
8. Rearrange the density equation to find the equations for mass and volume.
For full credit, show all of your work including the units!
9. Gold has a density of 19.3
g
mL
. The idol appears to have a volume of about
1500mL. What is the mass of the idol?
10. The density of sand is 1.6
g
mL
. If the volume of sand is also 1500mL, what is
the mass of the sand?
11. How many bags of sand would equal the mass of the gold idol?
12. Assuming Indiana Jones needs the mass of the sand to equal the mass of
the idol, how many pounds of sand would he need? SHOW ALL STEPS