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Unit 1 Quiz

Read the directions to each section of the test carefully. Record the best answer to the question in the blank.

____ 1.Which of the following best describes mass?

  1. The amount of space that a substance takes up
  2. The amount of stuff/matter in a substance
  3. How closely packed particles are in a substance
  4. How much gravity pulls on a substance

____ 2.Which of the following best describes volume?

  1. The amount of space that a substance takes up
  2. The amount of stuff/matter in a substance
  3. How closely packed particles are in a substance
  4. How much gravity pulls on a substance

____ 3.Which of the following best describes density?

  1. The amount of space that a substance takes up
  2. The amount of stuff/matter in a substance
  3. How closely packed particles are in a substance
  4. How much gravity pulls on a substance

____ 4.What tool do we use to measure the mass of an object?

  1. Graduated cylinder
  2. Triple beam balance
  3. Both
  4. Neither

____ 5.What tool do we use to measure the volume of an object?

  1. Graduated cylinder
  2. Triple beam balance
  3. Both
  4. Neither

____ 6.A block and a ball are placed into a graduated cylinders. The water level rises higher in the cylinder in which the ball is placed. Which object has a greater volume?

  1. The block because the water level is lower
  2. The block because it is taller
  3. The ball because the water level is higher
  4. The ball because it is round

____ 7.Lydia has discovered a large dinosaur egg. To report her finding to scientists, she must find the volume of the egg. (The egg sinks to the bottom of a bucket of water). Which method could she use to determine the volume of the egg?

  1. Put the egg on a triple beam balance and read the balance
  2. Measure the length, width, and height and multiply them all together
  3. Measure how much the water level rises in a giant graduated cylinder when the egg sinks
  4. None of these methods will work

____ 8.A large cube is built from several smaller cubes. Each of the small cubes is the same size and mass. Compare the shape it is in on the left to the shape on the right. Does the mass of the entire object increase, decrease, or remain the same?

  1. The mass increases
  2. The mass decreases
  3. The mass remains the same
  4. Not enough information is given

____ 9.An iron bar is cut into 2 different size pieces, labeled X and Y. How does the density of X compare to the density of Y?

  1. The density of X is greater than the density of Y
  2. The density of X is less than the density of Y
  3. The density of X is equal to the density of Y
  4. Not enough information is given

Use the two diagrams below to answer questions 10-12. The diagrams represent different types of metals.

Diagram ADiagram B

____ 10.Which one has a greater mass?

  1. Diagram A
  2. Diagram B
  3. They are both the same
  4. Can’t tell with the information provided

____ 11.Which one has a greater volume?

  1. Diagram A
  2. Diagram B
  3. They are both the same
  4. Can’t tell with the information provided

____ 12.Which one has a greater density?

  1. Diagram A
  2. Diagram B
  3. They are both the same
  4. Can’t tell with the information provided

What is the reading in milliliters for each graduated cylinder below?

13.14.15.

In the space below, please explain what you have learned about mass, volume, and density and which lab/demonstration/video has helped you the most and why:

What is one question that you still have about MASS, DENSITY, or VOLUME?

Before you turn in your quiz, double check all of your answers and do not leave any questions blank. Staple your quiz to your partner’s quiz. Bring this test to the front of the room when complete. Return to your seat and read or draw silently