Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Density

Density — practice question

Fig. 2.1 shows a measuring cylinder partly filled with water. Fig. 2.2 shows that same measuring cylinder after a stone has been lowered into it. In Fig. 2.2, the object is labelled stone. On both cylinders, the scale is marked in cm$^3$.
(a)[2]

Calculate the stone's volume.

(b)[3]

Calculate the density of the stone.

(c)[2]

Explain how mass differs from weight.

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