Mass vs Volume Pre-Test Questions

Name: ____________________________ Period: ___________ Date: ___________

1. Mass is measured with which instrument listed below?
a. thermometer
b. triple beam balance
c. ruler
d. graduated cylinder
2. What is formula for finding density of an object?
a. volume mass
b. mass volume
c. volume x mass
d. mass x volume
. What is a correct unit for volume?
a. centimeter

b. !ilogram
2
c. seconds
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d. pound
#. Which of the following is a formula for finding volume of an object?
a. density mass
b. mass density
c. density x mass
d. mass x density
Densities:
Balsa: 0.13 g/m
3
!ron: ".# g/m
3
$old: 1#.3 g/m
3
%luminum: &." g/m
3
'ormulas:
()*ere: +/3 , - , radius , radius , radius
./linder: - , radius , radius , *eig*t
.u0e: lengt* , lengt* , lengt*
.one: 1/3 , - , radius , radius , *eig*t
$. %sing the information in the charts above& calculate the mass of an aluminum cone
with a radius of 2 cm and height of ' cm.
a. '(.1 grams
b. 2'' grams
c. (.' grams
d. '12. grams
). %sing the information in the charts above& calculate the mass of an gold sphere
with a radius of 1' cm.
a. (' grams
b. 2.2 !ilograms
c. (' !ilograms
d. 1.# !ilograms
'. *ou have # spheres all with an e+ual radius. ,ne is made of iron& one of gold&
one of balsa& and one of aluminum. Which sphere is the least massive?
a. iron
b. gold
c. balsa
d. aluminum
-. What is the fewest number of aluminum spheres it would ta!e before their total mass
is greater than one gold sphere with the same radius.
a. 2
b. #
c. -
d. 1)
(. .an two objects with the same volume have different masses?
a. /o& objects with the same volume always have the same masses.
b. *es& objects with the same volume will have different masses if they have
different densities.
c. *es& objects with the same volume will have different masses if they are in
different locations 0li!e on the moon1.
d. *es& objects with the same volume will only have the same mass if they have
the same shape.
12. *ou have an elementary balance with three iron spheres& each with a radius of 1 cm.
on one side. 3he other side of the balance you have an empty container with a
mass of 12 grams. What volume of water will need to be added to the container to
ma!e the balance level?
a1 (( cm

b1 cm
c1 12 cm

d1 -( cm

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Mass vs Volume Post Test Questions
Name: ____________________________ Period: ___________ Date: ___________
1. 7olume of a box is measured with which instrument listed below?
a. thermometer
b. triple beam balance
c. ruler
d. graduated cylinder
2. What is a correct unit for mass?
a. centimeter
b. !ilogram
c. milliliter
d. pound
. What is a correct unit for density?
a. grams cm

b. grams x cm

c. cm

grams
d. cm

x grams
#. Which of the following is a formula for finding the mass of an object?
a. density x volume
b. volume x density
c. density volume
d. volume density
Densities:
Balsa: 0.13 g/m
3
!ron: ".# g/m
3
$old: 1#.3 g/m
3
%luminum: &." g/m
3
'ormulas:
()*ere: +/3 , - , radius , radius , radius
./linder: - , radius , radius , *eig*t
.u0e: lengt* , lengt* , lengt*
.one: 1/3 , - , radius , radius , *eig*t
$. %sing the information in the charts above& calculate the mass of a balsa wood
cylinder with a radius of cm and height of 2.$ cm.
a. 2.)1 grams
b. 1.- grams
c. 1-.# grams
d. 2.) grams
). %sing the information in the charts above& calculate the mass of an iron cube
with all edges e+ual to # cm.
a. $2$.) grams
b. 12).# grams
c. 1.) grams
d. '.( grams
'. *ou have # spheres all with an e+ual radius. ,ne is made of iron& one of gold&
one of balsa& and one of aluminum. Which sphere is the most massive?
a. iron
b. gold
c. balsa
d. aluminum
-. *ou have a gold cube. Which of the following is more massive?
a. 5 balsa wood cube with triple the gold cube8s edge length.
b. 5 gold cone with radius that is e+ual to half of the gold cube8s edge length
and a height of twice the gold cube8s edge length
c. 5n aluminum cube with double the gold cube8s edge length.
d. 5n iron sphere with a radius of 1.$ times the gold cube8s edge length.
(. .an two objects with the same mass have different volumes?
a. *es& objects with the same mass will have different volumes if they have
different densities.
b. *es& objects with the same mass will have the volumes if they are in
different locations 0li!e on the moon1.
c. /o& objects with the same mass always have the same volumes.
d. *es& objects with the same mass will only have the same volume if they
have the same shape.
12. *ou have an elementary balance with two gold cubes in one pan and three gold
cubes on the other. 5ll five gold cubes have an edge length of 2 cm. ,n the side
of the balance with the two gold cubes& there is an aluminum object. What must
the volume of the aluminum object be in order to !eep the balance level?
a1 1$#.# cm

b1 2-.- cm

c1 #).2 cm

d1 $'.1-$ cm

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