The amount of matter in a specific volume will determine the density of the object. For this lab use the formula above SHOW ALL WORK and follow the steps below. Use one of the methods you have previously learned to determine the volume of each object. Calculate the Density of EACH object. You are walking through the woods one day and you want to identify a mineral, so as every good student does, you take out your balance beam and graduated cylinder to determine the density.
Ice is solid but it floats.
This is why lake bottoms don t tend to freeze.