Sorting Recyclables
Lesson 1, Activity 2
Mass, Volume, Density
Worksheet 2
Name____________________________
Date_______________Bell___________
Relationship between Mass and Volume of a Metal.
1.
Fill in the data chart below with the mass and volume of each sample of your metal. Be sure to
measure the mass first if the water displacement is used to determine the volume.
2.
Metal____________________________
(X) Volume
(ml)
(Y) Mass (g)
Plot your data on the graph to the right,
draw a trend line and determine the slope of
your graph.
Slope = (y2-y1) = (Mass2-Mass1)
(x2-x1) = (Vol2 – Vol 1)
Describe the meaning of your slope in a sentence:
What property does your slope represent?
Practice
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Given this graph of experimental mass vs. volume data, answer questions 1-4.
1. Discuss the physical meaning of the slope of the lines on this graph.
2. Why do the data for metal 1 produce a graph with a different slope from the graph representing
metal 2?
3. What is the physical meaning of the vertical intercept of this graph?
4. Use a reference source such as the Internet or a textbook to find what elements the metals tested
could be. Explain your answers.
5. Suppose you have two materials with different densities. In the boxes below, draw a diagram of the
atomic structures that could account for the difference in the densities of the two materials.
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Less Dense
More Dense
Given the following mass vs. volume graph, answer questions 6 and 7
6. What is the density of this material?
7.What would be the volume of a 200. g sample of this material?
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Sorting Recyclables
Lesson 1, Activity 2
Mass, Volume, Density
Formative Assessment
Name____________________________
Date_______________Bell___________
Unit 2.2 Quiz 1- Density of Solids
A student graphed the following data:
1. Based on this graph, how does material 1 differ from material 2?
2. What is the density of material 1? Show all your work and include appropriate units.
3. What is the mass 10.0 cm3 of material 1? Find this in two different ways.
a. Mark on the above graph how you might determine this.
b. Show your work on how you might also calculate this mathematically.
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