Science 8 Experiment

CALCULATING THE DENSITY OF WATER, A BLOCK OF WOOD AND A ROCK SAMPLE

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this experiment is to find the density of distilled water, the density of a sample of wood, the density of a rock sample and discover how density determines whether an object sinks or floats in water. balance graduated cylinder block of wood centimetre ruler distilled water rock sample large beaker

MATERIAL: DATA:

mass of ! m" graduated cylinder # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ mass of graduated cylinder % !.& m" of water # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ number of rock sample # $$$$$$$$$$ mass of rock sample # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ volume of water in !& m" graduated cylinder # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

volume of water in !& m" graduated cylinder after adding rock # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ what happens to rock when placed in water' $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ number of wood block # $$$$$$$$$$ mass of wood block # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ dimensions of wood block'length # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ width # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ height # $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ what happens to wood block when placed in water' $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

PROCEDURE:
(. )eigh an empty, dry ! m" graduated cylinder. Record the !"" #$ %o&r d!t! t!'(e)

. *ill the graduated cylinder to e*!ct(% !.& m". +se a pipet if necessary. ,f the outside of the glassware gets wet, dry it with a paper towel. )eigh the filled graduated cylinder and record the !"" #$ %o&r d!t! t!'(e) -. .btain a dry rock sample and record the $& and record the !"" #$ %o&r d!t! t!'(e) 'er o$ the roc+) )eigh the rock sample

/. 0our an easily measured volume of water into a !& m" graduated cylinder and record the e*!ct ,o(& e #$ %o&r d!t! t!'(e) !. Tilt the graduated cylinder at a /! o angle and carefully slide the rock sample down into the water, so as to avoid splashing out any water. Record the $e- ,o(& e o. the -!ter) 1. .btain a wood block and record the $& 'er o. the '(oc+) )eigh the wood block and

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!"" #$ %o&r d!t! t!'(e) e$"#o$" #$

2. 3easure the length, width and height of the wood block and record the d# %o&r d!t! t!'(e)

8. 0lace the wood block in a large beaker half4filled with water. Record -h!t %o& "ee) 0age

DISCUSSION:
IMPORTANT NOTE: ,n all the 5uestions and calculations that follow, you &"t say what you are doing or calculating. ,f numbers are being subtracted or multiplied together the numbers involved in the calculation &"t be shown and the result written down6 if a special e5uation is being used the e5uations &"t be shown, the numbers being used &"t be shown as they are used in the e5uation and the results of the calculation &"t be shown. (. 7a8 9alculate the mass of the water in the ! m" graduated cylinder. 7b8 9alculate the density of the sample of distilled water using the following formula. :ound your answer off to three decimal places.
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. 7a8 9alculate the volume of the rock sample. 7b8 9alculate the density of the rock sample using the following formula. :ound your answer off to t-o decimal places.
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-. 7a8 9alculate the volume of the wood block. The units are ;cm - <. )hat is this volume when expressed in ;m"<= 7b8 9alculate the density of the wood block using the following formula. :ound your answer off to three decimal places.
density =

/. *ill in the following table. .bject rock wood !. )rite out and complete the following sentences using the information in the above table. O'/ect" h!,#$0 ! de$"#t% 0re!ter th!$ the de$"#t% o. -!ter -#(( 1111111111111 -he$ 2(!ced #$ -!ter) O'/ect" h!,#$0 ! de$"#t% (e"" th!$ the de$"#t% o. -!ter -#(( 1111111111111 -he$ 2(!ced #$ -!ter) >ensity of .bject >ensity of )ater >oes object float or sink in water= ,s object?s density greater or less than water?s density=