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Properties of Matter
Assessment Review: Lessons 2 - 4
1. A student was given a piece of metal that has a mass of 30 g. She placed it into
a graduated cylinder containing exactly 150 mL of water. She then submerged the
object. Use this information and the picture below to answer questions A and B.
A. What is the volume of the object?
170 mL
a.
b.
c.
d.
161 mL
162 mL
10 mL
14 mL
New water level
160 mL
150 mL
B. Calculate the density of the metal. Show all your calculations and include the proper
units.
Calculation:
Density:
C. Look at the following table. Which metal is the object most likely made from?
(Circle the answer below)
Metal
Density (g/cm3)
a. Aluminum
Aluminum
2.7
b. Copper
c. Iron
Copper
8.9
d. Titanium
Iron
7.9
Titanium
4.1
D. If you were given another object, how could you tell if it has the same volume as your
first object?
E. How could you tell if it has the same mass? What tool would you use?
2. Calculate: If 15mL of a liquid has a mass of 10 g, what is the density of the liquid?
Write out the formula you will use to solve this problem, your calculation, and your answer (with
correct units).
Formula
Calculation
Answer (with correct Units)
3. What is the density of water? Include units. _______________________
4. The graduated cylinder below contains three liquids labeled 1, 2, and 3. The objects (A, B,
and C) in the graduated cylinder are made from three different substances. Use the information
in the picture to answer questions A and B.
A. Which of the following statements is correct?
(Circle all correct answers)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Object A is denser than liquid 1
Liquid 2 is denser than liquid 1
Object B is denser than liquid 2
Object C is denser than object B
A
1
B
2
B. Of all of the liquids and objects in the graduated
cylinder, which has the greatest density?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Liquid 2
Liquid 3
Object A
Object C
Object B
C
3
5. A. Find the volume of the following block:
Use a ruler to measure!!! Show your calculation and include the correct units in your answer.
Calculation:
Volume:
B. The mass of the block above is 24 g. Calculate the density of the object. Show all your
work. Include proper units.
Calculation:
Density:
6. Interpreting a Table: Use the table of densities to answer the following questions.
Substance
Aluminum
Density
(g/cm3)
2.7
Corn Syrup
1.38
Gold
19.3
Ice
0.92
Gasoline
Carbon
0.7
3.5
A. What are two substances that will float in water?
B. What will happen if water and gasoline are mixed together?
7. The two objects shown are both made of aluminum but have a different shape, volume,
and mass. Will they have the same density? Explain your answer.
8. The two objects shown have the same volume but one is made of plastic and the other is
made of copper. Will they have the same density? Explain why.
Copper
Plastic
9. What is the difference between mass and weight?
10. Does air have density? How does the density of air compare to the density of solids and
liquids?