Name:
Density
Time: 30 minutes
LEVEL IGCSE
SUBJECT Physics
EXAM BOARD Cambridge Assesment International Examination
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• You may use a calculator where appropriate.
• For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D, Choose the one you
consider correct and record your choice
• Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 9.8 N (acceleration of free fall = 9.8 m / s2).
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 20
Question 1 [0625/22/F/M/22]
A student carries out an experiment to find the density of a rock.
Which two measurements does the student need to make to determine the density of the rock?
measurement 1 measurement 2
A increase in mass increase in volume of liquid
B final mass increase in depth of liquid
C increase in mass increase in depth of liquid
D final mass increase in volume of liquid
Question 2 [0625/22/F/M/21]
A small bottle has a mass of 20 g when empty. The volume of the bottle is 10 cm3.
When full of liquid, the total mass is 150 g.
What is the density of the liquid?
A 0.50 g / cm3 B 2.0 g / cm3 C 13 g / cm3 D 15 g / cm3
Question 3 [0625/12/F/M/21]
A small bottle has a mass of 20 g when empty. The volume of the bottle is 10 cm3 .
When full of liquid, the total mass is 150 g.
What is the density of the liquid?
A 0.50 g / cm3 B 2.0 g / cm3 C 13 g / cm3 D 15 g / cm3
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Question 4 [0625/21/M/J/22]
A measuring cylinder contains 30 cm3 of a liquid.
Some more of the liquid is added until the liquid level reaches the 50 cm3 mark.
The reading on the balance increases by 30 g.
What is the density of the liquid?
A 0.60 g / cm3 B 0.67 g / cm3 C 1.5 g / cm3 D 1.7 g / cm3
Question 5 [0625/21/M/J/21]
The mass of an empty flask is 34 g.
The volume of liquid added to the flask is 20 cm3.
The total mass of the flask and the liquid is 50 g.
What is the density of the liquid?
A 0.80 g / cm3 B 1.25 g / cm3 C 2.50 g / cm3 D 4.20 g / cm3
Question 6 [0625/21/O/N/21]
Which substance in the table has the lowest density?
substance mass / g volume / cm3
A nylon 1.2 1.0
B cotton 1.5 1.0
C olive oil 1.8 2.0
D water 2.0 2.0
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Question 7 [0625/21/M/J/21]
The tank shown has the dimensions 5.0 m × 4.0 m × 4.0 m.
It is completely filled with water of density 1000 kg / m3.
What is the mass of water in the tank?
A 12.5 kg B 62.5 kg C 16 000 kg D 80 000 kg
Question 8 [0625/22/M/J/21]
A measuring cylinder contains 40 cm3 of water.
A stone of mass 94 g is lowered into the water so that it is fully submerged as shown.
What is the density of the stone?
A 1.1 g / cm3 B 1.2 g / cm3 C 2.1 g / cm3 D 2.6 g / cm3
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Question 9 [0625/22/F/M/20]
A measuring cylinder contains 40 cm3 of water.
A solid metal ball is dropped into the water and the water level rises to 56cm3.
The mass of the ball is 80 g.
What is the density of the metal from which the ball is made?
A 0.20 g / cm3 B 1.4 g / cm3 C 2.0 g / cm3 D 5.0 g / cm3
Question 10 [0625/21/M/J/20]
The mass of a measuring cylinder is 190 g.
400 cm3 of liquid is put into the measuring cylinder.
The total mass of the measuring cylinder and the liquid is 560g.
Four solid objects are lowered in turn into the liquid. The densities of the objects are shown.
1 0.40 g / cm3
2 0.90 g / cm3
3 1.2 g / cm3
4 2.7 g / cm3
Which objects will float in the liquid?
A 1 only B 1 and 2 only C 1, 2 and 3 D 3 and 4 only
Question 11 [0625/22/M/J/20]
Water has a density of 1000 kg /m3.
A rectangular swimming pool has an average depth of 1.6 m.
The length of the pool is 25 m.
The width of the pool is 10 m.
What is the mass of the water in the swimming pool?
A 2.5 kg B 400 kg C 400 000kg D 800 000kg
Question 12 [0625/23/M/J/20]
A rectangular gymnasium is 50 m long, 25 m wide and 8.0 m high.
The density of air is 1.2 kg / m3.
What is the best estimate of the mass of air in the gymnasium?
A 0.00012 kg B 100 kg C 8300 kg D 12 000kg
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Question 13 [0625/13/O/N/20]
A student is asked to predict whether a solid floats in a liquid.
Which information does the student require?
A the density of the liquid and the mass of the solid
B the density of the solid and the density of the liquid
C the density of the solid and the mass of the liquid
D the mass of the solid and the mass of the liquid
Question 14 [0625/21/O/N/20]
A metal ball is attached to a cork and is lowered into a measuring cylinder, pulling the cork into
the water, as shown.
The mass of the cork is 4.8 g.
What is the density of the cork?
A 0.15 g / cm3 B 0.20 g / cm3 C 0.60 g / cm3 D 5.0 g / cm3
Question 15 [0625/22/O/N/20]
A rectangular metal block is 20 cm long.
The cross-sectional area of the block is 25 cm2.
The mass of the block is 4000 g.
What is the density of the metal?
A 0.13 g / cm3 B 0.32 g / cm3 C 8.0 g / cm3 D 2000 g / cm3
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Question 16 [0625/23/O/N/20]
A square wooden raft floats on a lake. The density of the water in the lake is 1000 kg/ m3.
The sides of the raft are 2.0 m long and the thickness of the raft is 0.20 m.
The mass of the raft is 700 kg.
How many barrels, each of mass 100 kg, could be placed on the raft before its surface sinks to the
surface of the water?
A 1 B 7 C 8 D 15
Question 17 [0625/22/F/M/19]
A solid ball has a volume of 4.0 cm3. The density of the ball is 1.6 g/ cm3.
What is the mass of the ball?
A 0.4 g B 2.5 g C 4.0 g D 6.4 g
Question 18 [0625/21/M/J/19]
The diagrams show four solid blocks with their dimensions and masses.
Which block has the greatest density?
Question 19 [0625/22/M/J/19]
A metal has a density of 8.0 g / cm3. A solid cube of mass 1.0kg is made from this metal.
How long is each side of the cube?
A 0.50 cm B 2.0 cm C 5.0 cm D 42 cm
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Question 20 [0625/02/SP/23]
Two objects P and Q are placed in a beaker containing a liquid.
Object P floats in the liquid and object Q sinks.
Which row for the densities of object P, object Q and the liquid is possible?
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