Prep 1

First Term

Questions on Lesson 1 [Matter and its characteristics]

(1st Worksheet)

Q1) Complete each of the following:

1) You can distinguish between gold and silver by their different …………

2) ………………… is anything that has mass and volume, while………………. is the mass
of unit volume of a substance.

3) ………………. is the measuring unit of mass, while………………. is the measuring unit

of density.

4) A piece of lead of mass 114 gm occupies 10 cm3, its density is ……………

Q2)Choose the correct answer:

1) If you know that the density of water is one gm\cm3, so the volume of 10 gm water
is…………

a. 5 cm3. b. 10 cm3.
c. 20 cm3. d. 40 cm3.

2) The taste property is used to distinguish between………………..

a. milk and honey. b. wood and plastic.

c. silver and gold. d. oxygen and nitrogen.

3)Equal masses of different substances have ……….. volumes.

a. different b. similar c. equal

4)…………… is from the substances that float on water surface.

a. Iron b. Copper c. Cork

5)A piece of metal, its mass is 25 gm and its volume is 10 cm3. When it is placed in water it
will ………………. (water density 1 gm/cm3)
a. float. b. sink. c. dissolve.

6)The density of helium is…………………… air.

a. higher than b. lower than c. equal

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Q3) Solve the following problems:

1. Find the density of 35 gm of a substance that occupies 25 mL.

2. Find the density of 2750 gm of a substance that occupies 250 mL.

3. If an unknown solid weighs 84 gm and occupies 27.9 cm3 of space. What is its density?

4. What is the mass of a liquid having a density of 1.40 g/mL and a volume of 3090 mL?

5. Using the graduated cylinders below and find the volume of the object. Calculate the
density if the mass is 78.42 gm.

6. When a piece of iron of mass 78 gm is put in graduated cylinder containing 100 cm3 water
the reading of the cylinder becomes 110 cm3. Calculate the density of iron.

Q4) Give reason for each of the following:

1) Equal volumes of different substances have different masses.

2) Iron sinks in water, while a piece of cork floats on the surface of water.

3) Water is not used to put out oil fires.

Q5) What happens when:

1) Putting a piece of cork and a metallic coin in water.

2) Using water to extinguish petrol fires.