Name: ___________________ Block: _____ Date: ___________________
Science 8 Worksheet: Calculating Mass, Volume, and Density (/20)
Instruction: In the space provided, present your solution in a logical manner in order to receive full marks. No
credit will be awarded to just the answer. Whenever necessary, refer to the table below to solve a problem.
Use the following information for Q #1-3. 4. [1] How would you determine the volume of
an irregularly-shaped rock?
A sample of fluid X has a volume of 12 mL
A. Put the rock on a triple beam balance.
and a mass of 32 g. A solid block of
substance Y has a mass of 64 g and B. Determine the density of the rock a and
dimensions 4.0 cm by 3.0 cm by 2.0 cm. divide it by its mass.
C. Use a ruler to measure its length, width,
1. [1] The volume of the block is 24 cm3. and height. Then, multiply the
A. The statement is true. dimensions together.
B. The statement is false. D. Put the rock in a graduated cylinder filled
C. Insufficient info to determine the volume. with water and see how much water rises.
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2. [1] Substance X _____ substance Y. 5. [1] A piece of cork with a mass of 1.3 g
displaces 5.6 mL of water when it is
A. is denser than completely submerged. Calculate the density
B. is less dense than of the cork. Round your answer to two
C. has the same density as decimal places.
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3. [1] What happens to the block when it is
placed in water?
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6. [1] An 6.93-cm3 block of brown sugar has a 11. [2] Gold is one of the denest substances on
mass of 11.0 g. Calculate the density of the Earth. A 18.5-cm-by-8.15-cm-by-7.65-cm
brown sugar, rounded to two decimal places. gold bar has a mass of 22.3 kg. Calculate the
density of gold in g/cm3. Round your answer
to one decimal place.
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7. [1] Calculate the mass of 78.1 cm3 of iron.
Round your answer the nearest gram.
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12. [1] Your lungs can hold about 5.6 L of gas.
____________________________________ Calculate the mass of 5.6 L of air. Round
your answer to one decimal place.
8. [2] An aluminum cube with 5.00-cm side has
a mass of 338 g. Calculate the density of the
aluminum. Round your answer to two
decimal places. ____________________________________
13. [1] Calculate the volume of a 6.2-g piece of
platinum, rounded to two decimal places.
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9. [2 + 1 = 3] A 31.2-g block is used as a
paperweight. Its measurements are: 1.3 cm 14. [2] You find a ring with a mass of 86.9 g.
by 3.9 cm by 2.4 cm. You fill a graduated cylinder up with 54.0 mL
of water and put the ring into the cylinder.
(a) Calculate the density of the block. Round The water rises up to the 58.5-mL mark.
your answer to two decimal places. What is the density of the ring? Round your
answer to two decimal places.
(b) What is the block made of?
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10. [1] You think you have found a diamond. It 15. [1] How much space, to the nearest litre,
has a mass of 5.99 g and a volume of 2.27 cm3. would 80.1 g of oxygen occupy?
Are you correct? Explain.
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16. [1] A graduated cylinder containing 50 mL of 18. [1] A piece of PVC plumbing pipe with a
water has a mass of 70 g. When an object is mass of 105 g displaces 81 mL of water when
submerged in water, the water rises to 80 mL, placed into a container of water. Calculate
and the total mass increases to 90 g. What is the density of PVC. Round your answer to
the mass, volume, and density of the object? one decimal place.
A. M = 20 g; V = 10 mL ; D = 2.0 g/cm3
B. M = 20 g; V = 30 mL ; D = 1.5 g/cm3
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C. M = 20 g; V = 30 mL ; D = 0.67 g/cm3
D. M = 30 g; V = 20 mL ; D = 1.5 g/cm3 19. [1] An ice cube has volume of 75 mL and a
____________________________________ mass of 69 g. Calculate the density of the ice.
Round your answer to two decimal places.
17. [2] A block of marble measures 74.1 cm by
12.2 cm by 37.2 cm. Its mass is 86.1 kg.
Calculate the density of the block, in g/cm3.
Round your answer to two decimal places. ____________________________________
20. [1] While digging in the backyard, you find an
old coin. It has a mass of 37.2 g and a volume
of 4.18 cm3. What is the coin made of?
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21. [1] List how the following liquids would layer in a beaker from top to bottom: ethanol, glycerol,
machine oil, mercury, seawater, and water.