Density Answers

Janice measured the mass and the volume of an object. She then determined the density of the object by dividing the object’s mass by its volume (D = ). Which value would most likely represent the density of the object?

What is the equation for density?

Mason notices that his boat sinks lower into the water in a freshwater lake than in the ocean. What could explain this?

Gerald is fishing. He uses a bobber that floats on the surface to show him if the line is being moved, and a lure that sits below the surface to attract fish.Which statement accurately describes the densities of these two items?

Which describes how to calculate density?

There are liquids of different densities together in a container. What will happen to the liquid with the lowest density?

What happens when an object has a density greater than that of the surrounding liquid?

This chart shows the volumes of four different objects.If the objects all have the same mass, which object is the most dense?

If steel is more dense than lake water, why can a boat float?

The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3. What is the volume of a 13 g gold nugget? (Density: D = )