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Grade: 8 Div Date:

Subject Physics Topic: Revision (Density, Turning on a Pivot) WS no 3

1) Erik has a solid cube of aluminium. He knows that its mass is between 10g and 20g.
(a) Circle the best method for measuring mass and circle the best method for measuring
volume.

(b) Erik records the results for this cube of aluminium. mass = 13.5 g volume = 5.0 cm3
Calculate the density [State the formula and show your working]

2) Sofia wants to find the density of a small ball.

(a) She measures the mass of a plastic cup containing ten identical balls.

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(i) The plastic cup has a mass of 2.5g. What is the mass of one ball?
(ii)Why does Sofia use ten identical balls?

(b) Sofia measures the volume of the ten identical balls.

3 (a)State which class does each one belong to

crowbar

1 2 3

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 b) Explain by working out whether the lever is balanced or not.

c)

State the formula and show your working.

4 Define
a) Buoyancy
b) Fulcrum
c) Simple machine