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Density Facts
Calculating Density
Mystery Questions
100
Characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the matter's identity.
What is physical property?
100
The rate at which a substance transfers heat such as a metal wire.
What is thermal conductivity?
100
grams per cubic centimeter g/cm3
What is the units of measure for density?
100
M, V, D
What are the variables for mass, volume, and density?
100
If an object's density is less than water's density.
What is the object will float?
200
A change of matter that affects one or more physical properties of a substance.
What is physical change?
200
The physical form in which a substance exists such as a solid, liquid, or a gas.
What is state?
200
1.0 grams per cubic centimeter g/cm3
What is the density of water?
200
D= M/V
What is the equation for calculation density?
200
Compare the density of the "silver" coin with the known density of silver.
What is how can you tell if a coin is pure silver?
300
The amount of matter in a given space, or volume.
What is density?
300
The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance such as a flavored drink mix.
What is solubility?
300
The density of an object compared to the density of water.
What is how you can tell if an object will sink or float?
300
An object has a mass of 25g and a volume of 10cm3.
What is the density equals 2.5 g/cm3?
300
A golf ball feels heavier than a table tennis ball because a golf ball is denser.
What is why is a golf ball heavier than a table tennis ball even though they are the same size (volume)?
400
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
400
The ability of a substance to be pulled into a wire such as copper.
What is ductility?
400
Shake up a bottle of Italian salad dressing before using it.
What is oil is less dense than water, and /or oil and water don't mix?
400
A sample of metal has a mass of 3,623 g and a volume of 508 cm3.
What is the density of the metal is 7.13 g/cm3?
400
The density of a fresh egg is 1.2 g/cm3. The density of a spoiled egg is 0.9 g/cm3.
What is spoiled eggs will float, and/or don't eat a raw egg that floats?
500
The amount of space taken up by an object.
What is volume?
500
The ability of a substance to be rolled into thin sheets such as aluminum foil.
What is malleability?
500
The classrooms on the third floor are hotter in the summer than the classrooms on the first floor.
What is hot air is less dense than cold air, and/or hot air rises?
500
A block of pine wood has a density of 0.4 g/cm3.
What is will the block of pine wood float?
500
Hot air balloons take off early in the morning when it is still cool outside.
What is because hot air rises.