Lab: Density of Solids Answers

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Throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the Student Guide, PDF or Word, and your data tables. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

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In all three parts, the dependent variable was .:density
In Part II involving the inflated and deflated footballs, the independent variable was .:volume
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Throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the Student Guide, PDF or Word, and your data tables. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

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In all three parts, the dependent variable was .:density
The independent variable is the one that the scientist intentionally manipulates. In Part I involving the golf ball and table tennis ball, the independent variable was .:mass
In Part II involving the inflated and deflated footballs, the independent variable was .:volume
In Part III involving the baseball, the independent variable was .:material
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✔ volumemassmaterialdensity

A
✔ volume
B
mass
C
material
D
density
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volume✔ massX materialdensity

A
volume
B
✔ mass
C
X material
D
density
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X volumemass✔ materialdensity

A
X volume
B
mass
C
✔ material
D
density
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✔ ball Aball BTheir densities are equal.

A
✔ ball A
B
ball B
C
Their densities are equal.
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ball Cball D✔ Their densities are equal.

A
ball C
B
ball D
C
✔ Their densities are equal.
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ball P✔ ball QTheir densities are equal.

A
ball P
B
✔ ball Q
C
Their densities are equal.
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ball X✔ ball YTheir densities are equal.

A
ball X
B
✔ ball Y
C
Their densities are equal.
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If the density of water is 1.0 g/cm3, which of these materials would float in water, based on their densities? Check all that apply.

A
aluminum
B
cork
C
iron
D
lead
E
wax
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✔ all of themcork and waxiron, lead, and aluminumnone of them

A
✔ all of them
B
cork and wax
C
iron, lead, and aluminum
D
none of them
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all of them✔ cork and waxiron, lead, and aluminumnone of them

A
all of them
B
✔ cork and wax
C
iron, lead, and aluminum
D
none of them
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all of themcork and wax✔ iron, lead, and aluminumnone of them

A
all of them
B
cork and wax
C
✔ iron, lead, and aluminum
D
none of them
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all of themcork and waxiron, lead, and aluminum✔ none of them

A
all of them
B
cork and wax
C
iron, lead, and aluminum
D
✔ none of them
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Which circumstances could be sources of error within the experiment? Check all that apply.not fully submerging the object when doing the fluid displacement procedurewater that is left behind in the collection container when it is transferred for measurementwater that soaks into the materials of the balls, affecting the mass in repeated trialsthe time of day when the measurements are recordedwater in the bucket, approximated to the closest 10 mL due to surface tension at the top of the bucketthe air pressure in the room and its affect on the scales that measure the mass of each object

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not fully submerging the object when doing the fluid displacement procedure
B
water that is left behind in the collection container when it is transferred for measurement
C
water that soaks into the materials of the balls, affecting the mass in repeated trials
D
the time of day when the measurements are recorded
E
water in the bucket, approximated to the closest 10 mL due to surface tension at the top of the bucket
F
the air pressure in the room and its affect on the scales that measure the mass of each object

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