Density

Question 1

What is Density?

Answer 1

Density is the ratio that compares an object’s mass to its volume. Also, it is how much mass there is in a certain volume.

Question 2

What is a ratio?

Answer 2

A ratio is:
> an expression of the relative size of two numbers by showing one divided by the other
> a comparison of two things or values

Question 3

What is the formula of density?

Answer 3

Density = Mass/Volume
You can remember this by drawing a heart and drawing a line through the heart in the center in a way that doesn’t make the heart symmetrical. This makes an m over a v

Question 4

What is the density of pure water?

Answer 4

1 g/cm^3 or 1 g/mL

Question 5

If the density of an object is greater than 1 g/mL, it will ____ in water

Answer 5

SINK

Question 6

If the density is of the object is less than 1 g/mL, it will __ in water

Answer 6

FLOAT

Question 7

What is a characteristic property (also called an intensive property)?

Answer 7

a property of an object that doesn’t change when the amount of mass and/or volume changes

Question 8

The density of a substance or liquid is a ____ property.

Answer 8

characteristic or intensive

Question 9

The density of a substance or liquid is a characteristic or intensive property. This means that no matter how much of a substance I have, it will always have the _____.

Answer 9

same density.