What is Density? Article

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30 questions
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The density of an object depends on its _______ and _______.

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The mass of an object is the amount of ___________ in the object.

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The volume is the amount of _______ that the object takes up in three dimensions.

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Density = ????

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If something has a large mass compared to its volume it would have a ______________ density.

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What example do they give of an object with high density?

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If an object has a small mass compared to its volume it has a _____________ density.

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What example did they give of an object with a lower density?

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The density of a material is based on________________________________?

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The copper and aluminum cubes are the same size (volume), but different masses. Which cube is more dense?

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What are some possible reasons why the copper cube is more dense?

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As it turns out, which of the above options is true for copper and aluminum atoms?

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A sample of a substance with a higher density will always have a _______ mass than the same size sample of a substance with a lower density.

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A small sample of a substance with a high density may weigh as much or more than a larger substance with a ________ density.

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Select all statements below that are true:

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Why doesn't scale always measure weight, how is it that a scale is able to measure mass (the amount of matter in an object)?

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A copper cube the same size as a plastic and wood cube is _________ dense than those cubes.

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True or False: Atoms in a copper cube are more tightly packed together than the carbon and hydrogen atoms that make up the plastic cube. This makes the copper cube more dense than the plastic cube.

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Wood is made of the following elements/atoms?

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What is a method that we can use to find the volume of an irregular shaped object that is not easily measured with a ruler or other device?

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What is the formula you use for volume displacement?

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The initial volume of the water in a graduated cylinder is 60 mL. If you put an irregular shaped solid object in a graduated cylinder to find its volume, and the final volume of the water + the solid is 72 mL, that means the volume of the object is _______.

(volume of the solid= final volume- initial volume)

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The density of a substance is the __________ no matter what the size of the sample.

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The example they gave to explain that the density of an object is the same no matter its size is:

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Why is it possible for the heavier wax candle to float and the lighter clay to sink?

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An object that is ________ dense than water will float in the water.

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Clay is more dense than water because....

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In a density column, the liquids that settle on the bottom of the density column are ___________ than the liquids on the top.

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Increasing mass a lot, and the volume just a little, will result in an _________ in density.

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In the example given, if enough salt dissolves in the water, then the density of the water will ________________ enough to be more dense than the carrot.