Earths Measurements
Earths Layers
Terms Related to Density
Practice Problems
Key Points about Density
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1.0g/mL
What is the density of water?
100
The Core
What is the deepest layer of the earth
100
The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
What is the definition of Density?
100
4.67g / 32.8mL. Find Density and say if it sinks or floats.
0.14g/mL. The object sinks.
100
What can Density do when identified?
It can identify an unknown substance.
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3.4, 4.4 g/cm
What is the density of the mantle?
200
Atmosphere
What is the least dense layer of the earth
200
The amount of space an object takes up.
What is the definition of Volume?
200
325g / 375mL find density
What is .867 g/ml
200
g/cm
What is the unit for density
300
3 g/cm
What is the density of earths crust?
300
Mantle
What is the molten middle of the earth?
300
The measurement of the amount of matter in an object.
What is the definition of Mass?
300
22.95g / 15.45cm. Find density. Say if it sinks or floats. (The density of water is 1.0)
1.49g/cm. The object sinks.
300
A measure of the force of gravity on you.
What is the definition of Weight?
400
0.0012 g/cm3
What is the density of the atmosphere
400
Water
What is the layer covering the crust?
400
mass divided by volume
What is the equation for density?
400
233/10 solve for density
What is 23.3 g/cm
400
Why is density important to understand?
To figure out if an object sinks or floats in water, & density is an important physical property of an element.
500
12.8
What is the earths inner core?
500
An object has the Density of 4.67 g/mL and Volume of 3.91 mL. What is the Mass?
18.2597 g.
500
P (Rho)
The Greek letter representing density.
500
97kg / 105L. Find the density. Say if it sinks or floats. (The density of water is 1.0
0.92. This object floats.
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What kind of property of an object is the Mass?
A physical property.
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