Density

Question 1

What is the formula involving mass, density and volume?

Answer 1

density = mass / volume

Question 2

What is density measured in?

Answer 2

kilograms per metre cubed (kg/m3)

Question 3

What is mass measured in?

Answer 3

kilograms (kg)

Question 4

What is volume measured in?

Answer 4

metres cubed (m3)

Question 5

What did Archimedes discover?

Answer 5

• That a submerged object displaces a volume of fluid equal to its own volume

Question 6

What is the upthrust of an object equal to?

Answer 6

• The weight of the fluid displaced by the object

Question 7

The more fluid an object displaces …

Answer 7

• The more upthrust it will have

Question 8

How much fluid does a floating object displace a weight of?

Answer 8

• An equal amount to its own weight

Question 9

What will happen to an object if it is more dense than water?

Answer 9

• It will sink

Question 10

What will happen to an object if it is less dense than water?

Answer 10

• It will float