11-26 Volume Water Displacement / Volume

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What is the method to find the volume of a liquid?

Back

Pour it into a graduated cylinder or a beaker.

Front

How do you calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?

Back

Use a ruler to find its length, width, and height, then multiply: Volume = length x width x height.

Front

What is the volume of water in a graduated cylinder if it reads 35 mL?

Back

35 mL.

Front

How can you find the volume of an irregularly shaped solid?

Back

Put it in water and see how much the water level rises.

Front

If a rock displaces water from 20 mL to 23 mL, what is the volume of the rock?

Back

3 mL.

Front

What is water displacement?

Back

A method to measure the volume of an object by observing how much water it displaces when submerged.

Front

What is the formula for calculating the volume of a cube?

Back

Volume = side x side x side.

Front

What unit is commonly used to measure liquid volume?

Back

Milliliters (mL) or liters (L).

Front

What is the significance of the meniscus in measuring liquid volume?

Back

The meniscus is the curve at the surface of a liquid; you should read the volume at the bottom of the meniscus.

Front

What happens to the water level when an object is submerged?

Back

The water level rises by an amount equal to the volume of the object.