Content Standard 2Define mass, volume, and density.Define mass as the amount of matter in an object.Define volume as the amount of space an object takes up.Define density as the amount of mass per unit volume.

A) how much matter it containsB) how much space it takes upC) the amount of gravity pulling on itD) the amount of potential energy in it

B) how much space it takes up

A) massB) weightC) volumeD) density

C) volume

3. Students make four piles with anequal mass of dirt, rocks, sugar, andfeathers. Which pile has the greatestvolume?A) a 1 kg pile of dirtB) a 1 kg pile of rocksC) a 1 kg pile of sugarD) a 1 kg pile of feathers

D) a 1 kg pile of feathers

5. Which method would be used todetermine the density of an object?A) Compare the mass and the weight.B) Compare the mass and thevolume.C) Measure the volume and multiplyby the mass.D) Measure the length and width andmultiply by two.

B) Compare the mass and thevolume.

6. A student has two boxes that are thesame size. Each box contains thesame kind of shirts. Box 1 has twiceas many shirts as Box 2. Whichstatement correctly describes the twoboxes of shirts?A) The two boxes of shirts have thesame density and mass.B) The two boxes of shirts havedifferent densities and differentmasses.C) The two boxes of shirts have thesame mass, but different densities.D) The two boxes of shirts have thesame density, but differentmasses.

B) The two boxes of shirts havedifferent densities and differentmasses.

A) mass of the rockB) weight of the rockC) volume of the rockD) density of the rock

C) volume of the rock

8. Two blocks of wood are the samesize, but one floats in water and onesinks. This occurs because theyhave differentA) masses, but the same density.B) volumes, but the same density.C) masses and different densities.D) volumes and different densities.

C) masses and different densities.