Study Guide Density Name ______
Date ______Period ______1. Define the following vocabulary words:
a. mass ______
b. volume ______
c. density ______
2. Which piece of equipment do we use to measure mass? ______
3. Circle the mass units:
kilograms grams g/cm3 cm3 g/mL milligrams
4. A graduated cylinder is used to measure the ______of liquids.
5. Circle the volume units:
liters grams g/cm3 milliliters cm3 cubic meters
6. What is the volume of a rectangular prism that has a length of 2.2 cm, a width of 3 cm and height of
4 cm?
Formula: ______Show Work:
Problem: ______
Volume = ______
7. Find the volume of the irregular shaped object:
Formula: ______
Problem: ______
Show work:
Volume = ______
8. Draw the density triangle:
9. What is the formula for finding volume if you are given the mass and the density of an object?
10. What is the formula for finding mass if you are given volume and density?
11. What is the formula for determining density?
12. If we use the units of grams (g) for mass and cubic centimeters (cm3) for volume, then the units for
density will be ______.
13. What is the density of water? Be sure to include the proper units. ______
14. If a substance has a density of .8 g/mL will it sink or float in water? ______
15. A cube has a side of 5 cm. It has a mass of 250 grams. What is the density of the cube?
Formula for finding volume: ______Show work:
Problem for finding volume: ______
Volume= ______
Formula for finding density: ______Show work:
Problem for finding density: ______
Density = ______
16. Will an object with a mass of 140 g and a volume of 120 mL float in water? ______
Formula for finding density: ______Show work:
Problem for finding density: ______
Density = ______
17. If the mass is 120 g and the density is 6 g/mL what is the volume?
Formula: ______Show work:
Problem:______
Answer = ______
18. If the volume is 50 cm3 and the density is 4 g/cm3 what is the mass?
Formula: ______Show work:
Problem:______
Answer = ______
19. Look at the graduated cylinder. It contains the following liquids. Label the liquids in the graduated
cylinder based on the data below.
20. A graduated cylinder contains 100 ml of a liquid. The mass of the graduated cylinder with the liquid is
145 grams. The mass of the graduated cylinder when empty is 45 grams. Find the density and name
the liquid.
Formula: ______Show work:
Problem:______
Answer = ______
The liquid is most likely ______.
23. A. Look at the pictures shown below. Which picture shows the object that is least dense? Explainyour answer.
B. The pictures shown below show how the arrangement of atoms can affect density. Explain how
the size of the atoms and mass of the atoms can effect density.
A. B.