Question

select which statement best describes the property of density.
density is another word for mass. the density of an object will tell you only if an object will sink.
density is related to volume alone. it tells you how much space an object takes up.
density is the relationship between mass and volume. it helps to determine if something will sink or float.
density is the relationship between mass and volume and tells you if something will float only.

Explanation:

• Density is calculated as \(

ho=\frac{m}{V} \) (mass divided by volume), so it's a relationship between mass and volume.

• If an object's density \(

ho_{object}>
ho_{fluid} \) (density of the fluid it's in), it sinks; if \(
ho_{object}<
ho_{fluid} \), it floats. So density helps determine sinking or floating.

• The first option is wrong as density \(

eq \) mass. The second option is wrong as density isn't related to volume alone. The fourth option is wrong as density determines both sinking and floating, not just floating.

Answer:

Density is the relationship between mass and volume. It helps to determine if something will sink or float.