If something seems light for its size (like a bag of cotton or pumice rock), then we say it has low density. Mass is the amount of matter in an object. Volume is how much space the object takes up.

Our universe does host life, but it’s not the most optimal universe for life. Published in 1962 by American astronomer Frank ...

The same mass of liquid will have slightly greater volume than the solid. As density equals \(\frac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}\), the liquid will have slightly lower density. The density of solid ...

Density describes how closely packed the particles are in a solid, liquid or gas. There is little difference between the density of a liquid and its corresponding solid (eg water and ice). This is ...

Density-dependent factors include disease ... Eutrophication and recovery in experimental lakes: implications for lake management. Science 184, 897–899 (1974). Sibley, R. M.

Density in particular is an important property in ocean science because small spatial changes in density result in spatial variations in pressure at a given depth, which in turn drive the ocean ...