Mass, Weight and Density WS P2/1.
1) {5054/21/M/J/16} State what is meant by mass. [1]
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2) {5054/21/O/N/15} A screwdriver has a mass 64 g. Calculate its weight if gravitational field strength is 9.8 N/kg.
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3) {5054/21/O/N/14} The weight of oil in a cylinder is 0.52 N. Calculate mass of the oil. (Gravitational field strength
is 9.8 N/kg) [1]
4) {5054/22/M/J/11} A stone is taken from Earth to a place where gravitational field strength is less than 9.8 N/kg.
State how this affects mass and weight of the stone. [1]
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5) {5054/22/M/J/19} An irregular object of iron has a mass 400 g and a volume 51 cm 3. Calculate the density of
iron. [2]
6) {5054/22/M/J/19} An irregular object of copper is of 350 g, and has a volume of 39 cm3. Another object of copper
has a volume of 51 cm3. Calculate the mass of this object. [2]
7) {5054/21/O/N/17} A plank of wood has length 3.6 m, width 0.35 m and thickness 0.025 m. The gravitational field
strength g is 9.8 N/kg and the mass of the plank is 23 kg.
a) Calculate the density of the wood from which the plank is made. [2] (Ans:730)
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b) Calculate weight of the plank. [1]
8) {5054/21/M/J/16} The mass of a plastic sheet is 0.12 g and its density is 0.91 g/cm 3. Calculate volume of the
plastic sheet [2]
9) {5054/22/O/N/13} A container has a volume of 0.15 m3 and is filled with water of density 1000 kg / m3. Calculate
the mass of water in the container when it is full.
10) {5054/21/O/N/12} A petrol tanker has mass 2800 kg when empty and holds 30 m3 of petrol when full. The density
of petrol is 740 kg/m3. Calculate the total mass of the tanker when full of petrol. [2]
11) {5054/22/O/N/20} A glass beaker has a mass of 50 g. A liquid of density 1.8 g/cm3 is poured into the beaker until
it reaches the 200 cm3 mark. Calculate the total mass of the beaker and its contents. [2]
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