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DENSITY Study Guide

TEKS 6.6B calculate density of an

unknown substance.

Density = __Mass__
Volume
____1. If each of the liquids in the container has the same
volume, what can be said about the liquids?
A. Liquid A has a greater mass than B and C.
B. Liquid C has the greatest mass.
C. The liquids are the same substance.

2. Which liquid has the greatest density? ______

3. Which liquid has the least density? _______

____4. If liquid B is water, which has a density of 1 g/mL, what might be the
density of Liquid A?
A. 2 g/mL

B. 1.5 g/mL

C. 0.5 g/mL

5. Liquid C has a volume of 50 mL and a mass of 150 grams.

What is the density of Liquid C?
Show your work:
D=_______ Dont forget the units!
6. The clay has been placed in the graduated
cylinder with water. Using the water displacement
method, find the volume of the clay.
V=_______ Dont forget the unit!
7. The mass of the is clay is 10 grams.
What is the density of the clay?

D=_______ Dont forget the units!

D. 1 g/mL

The data table shows the mass and volumes of boxes A, B and C.
Box A

Box B

Box C

Mass = 36 g

Mass = 81 g

Mass =48 g

Volume = 6 cm3

Volume = 9 cm3

Volume = 8 cm3

Density = __Mass__
Volume

____1. Which box is represented below?

A.
B.
C.

2. What is the density of Box C ? ___________ Dont forget units.

3. Which box has the greatest density? Box A, B, or C? _______
Show your work:

A student measured the two

metal cubes pictured.
Both cubes have the same
measurements shown.

Aluminum

Cube

Steel
Cube

4. What is the volume of each

cube?
______ cm3
5. Cube A has a mass of 36 grams. What is its density?
D=__________

units?

Cube A is made of the metal _________________.

6. Cube B has a mass of 72 grams. What is its density?
D=__________ units?
Cube B is made of the metal _________________.

Metal
Silver
Aluminum
Steel
Titanium
Gold
Copper

Density
10.5 g/cm3
2.7 g/cm3
7.6 g/cm3
4.5 g/ cm3
19.3 g/cm3
9 g/cm3