Physics Test Total - marks

Time allowed – 30 minutes

Name ……………………………………… Room ……………… Score - marks
1. The table shows the mass of solid materials.
Material Density in g/cm3
Nylon 1.2
Cork 0.24
Gold 19.3
Silver 10.5
a. List the materials in order, from least dense to most dense. (2)

Least dense …………………………………

…………………………………

…………………………………

Most dense …………………………………

b. Which has a greater volume, 1 kg of gold or 1 kg of silver? Explain your answer. (2)

The density of water is 1 g/cm3.

c. Name the material from the table that will float in water. Explain your answer. (2)

(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)

2. A classroom measures 3 m in height, 4 m in width and 6 m in length.
a. Calculate the volume of air in the room. (2)

Volume = …………………… m3
b. The density of air is 1.3 kg/m . Calculate the mass of air in the room.
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(3)

Mass = …………………… unit …………………

(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)

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3. The density of water is 1 g/cm3.
a. What is the mass of 1 cm3 of water? (1)

Mass = …………………… g

b. What is the mass of 20 cm3 of water? (1)

Mass = …………………… g

c. What is the volume of 22.5 g of water? (1)

Volume = …………………… cm3

d. A student is measuring the density of ethanol. He weighs a bottle three times:

first empty; then fully filled with water; then fully filled the bottle with ethanol.
The measurements are:
Mass of empty bottle = 30.0 g
Mass of bottle filled with water = 90.0 g
Mass of bottle filled with ethanol = 78.0 g
i. Calculate the volume of the water. (2)

Volume = …………………… cm3

ii. Calculate the mass of ethanol. (2)

Mass = …………………… g

iii. Calculate the density of ethanol. (2)

Density = …………………… g/cm3

(Total for Question 3 is 9 marks)

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4. A student finds the density of a piece of metal. He weighted it. Then he measured its
volume by placing it in a measuring cylinder which was half-full of water.
The measurements are:
Mass of metal = 196.0 g
Reading on measuring cylinder (water only) = 45 cm3
Reading on measuring cylinder (water + metal) = 68 cm3
a. Calculate the volume of the metal. (2)

Volume = ………………… cm3

b. Calculate the density of the metal. (2)

Density = ………………… g/cm3

The table shows the densities of metals.
Metal Density in g/cm3
Aluminium 2.7
Brass 8.5
Copper 8.9
Gold 19.3
Iron 7.9
Silver 10.5
Steel 7.9
Tin 7.3
c. Which metal might the student have been investigation? Explain your answer. (2)

(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)

5. Mercury is a liquid metal. Its density is 13.6 g/cm . Mercury is supplied in a plastic bottle
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whose volume is 50 cm3. The empty bottle has a mass of 25.0 g.

Calculate the mass of the bottle when it is filled with mercury. (4)

(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR ALL QUESTIONS IS 30 MARKS
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