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8th Grade Science

Object Mass Volume Density

1. Find the mass of object 1 to the nearest .1 grams and record your answer in the
chart above.
2. Find the volume of object 1 to the nearest .1cm3 and record your answer in the
chart above. Show all of your work!

Length = ________

Width = _________

Height = _________

Volume = Length x Width x Height

3. Find the density of object 1 to the nearest .1 g/cm3 and record your answer in
the data table. Show all of your work!

Density = _Mass__
Volume

4. If the density of water is 1.0 g/mL, will the object float or sink in water?

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5. Illustrate your answer to #4 below.

Why did this happen?___________________________________________________

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6. What will happen if you cut the object in half? Will it float or sink and why?

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7. Draw a picture of what these blocks would like in a beaker of water.

Block A has a density of 0.9 g/cm3.

Block B has a density of 0.1 g/cm3.

Block C has a density of 1.1 g/cm3.

Block D has a density of 1.0 g/cm3.

8. What would happen to the density of Block C if you cut it in half? Would it float
or sink?

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9. Take the items provided out of the plastic bag. Put them in the beaker of water.
Draw what happens below.

10. Explain what happened when you put the objects in water.

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11. Find the mass of object 2 to the nearest .1 grams and record your answer in the
chart above.

12. Find the volume of object 2 to the nearest .1cm3 and record your answer in the
chart above. Show all of your work!

Length = ________

Width = _________

Height = _________

Volume = Length x Width x Height

13. Find the density of object 2 to the nearest .1 g/cm3 and record your answer in
the data table. Show all of your work!

Density = _Mass__
Volume

14. If the density of water is 1.0 g/mL, will the object float or sink in water?

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15. Illustrate your answer to #14 below.

Why did this happen?___________________________________________________

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16. What will happen if you cut the object in half? Will it float or sink and why?

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