Lesson 3.0 Make-up lab

Building A Density Column

Use these internet cites to help you answer the questions below.

1. Predict whether an object will float or sink on the basis of how it feels.

2. Using the concept of density explain when an object would float and when and object would sink and why?

3. How do you determine the density of liquids?

4. A bottle of Italian salad dressing is an example of a density column. Why?

5. What information can you obtain from the density column in the bottle of Italian salad dressing?

6. How can you use density to predict how solids will behave when they are placed in a density column?