Secondary Science: Integrated Physics and Chemistry (7) Science concepts.

The student knows relationship exist between properties of matter and its components. The student is expected to: (A) Investigate and identify properties of fluids including density, viscosity, and buoyancy; Topic
The concept of DENSITY is sometimes difficult for students to understand because students do not assimilate the relationship that as an object increases in size, their volume increases as well and vice-versa. Also, in situations where the mass or the volume cannot be directly measured, an indirect approach has to be used. In order for students to be able to identify matter appropriately, density must be well understood along with buoyancy and viscosity.

Terminology
Density - A material's density is defined as its mass per unit volume. It is, essentially, a measurement of how tightly matter is crammed together. Mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field. Volume - the volume of any solid, liquid, gas, plasma, or vacuum is how much threedimensional space it occupies. Volume by displacement - the method used to find the volume of small or irregularly shaped objects by noting the difference in the level of liquid before and after immersing an object into a graduated cylinder or beaker of liquid. Mass of a liquid It is acquired by measuring the mass of the container first and then subtracting it from the mass of the container and liquid together. Density of Distilled Water 1.0 g/ml Formula Chart for Volume of Regular Solids - Optional

Questions for Review

1. ___ is the amount of matter an object has. a) Weight b) Mass c) Volume d) Density

2. A graduated cylinder is used to measure_____. a) Weight b) Mass c) Volume d) Density

3. If we use the units of grams (g.)for mass and cubic centimeters (cm ) for volume, then the units for density will be a) grams b) cm
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c) g - cm d) g/cm
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4. The mass of an object is 6 kg on earth. On the moon the mass would be 6 kg. 0 kg. 1 kg. 3 kg.

5. A cube has a side of 5 cm. It has a mass of 250 grams. The density of the cube is 50 g/cm3 and will float in water 2.0 g/cm3 and will float in water 50 g/cm3 and will sink in water 2.0 g/cm3 and will sink in water

6. A spring scale is used to measure the mass of an object on earth. The scale on earth reads 60 grams. On the moon the scale would read. a) 60 grams b) 10 grams c) 600 grams d) 0 grams 7. Liquid water is more dense than ice because a) A liquid H 20 molecule has more mass than an ice H 20 molecule. b) A chemical change occurs when ice melts that causes the mass of water to increase c) When ice melts there is an increase in the amount of water molecules d) there are a greater number of H 20 molecules per unit of volume in liquid water than ice. 8. Oil floats on water. The most accurate reason for this is a) oil is less dense than water b) oil is immiscible (does not dissolve) in water c) oil is both less dense and immiscible with water d) water is heavier than oil 9. A graduated cylinder contains 100 ml of a liquid. The mass of the graduated cylinder with the liquid is 145 grams.The mass of the graduated cylinder when empty is 45 grams. The liquid is most likely

a) Ethanol b) Water c) Corn Oil d) Chloroform 10. Which of the following will cause the mass of a metal block to increase a) putting the block in the freezer b) measuring the mass of the block on jupiter b) heating the block d) None of the above

Resources/Websites

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classroom.html http://science.springbranchisd.com/ http://www.cstephenmurray.com/science/index.htm http://www.siraze.net/chemistry/sezennur/experiments.htm http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/seven-layer-density-column http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/mass_volume_density.htm