Volume

Volume Wrap Up

Calculating Volume of liquids

To measure the volume of a liquid, it's simple.

Just poured the liquid into a Graduated Cylinder.

Then you simply read the number.

The unit will use to measure the volume of a liquid is usually milliliters (mL).

Multiple Choice

At which point should your eyes be when you read a graduated cylinder? (Hint: see the letter next to the eye)

• A

• B

• C

Multiple Choice

The volume of this liquid is

• 50 ml

• 51 ml

• 52 ml

• 55 ml

Multiple Choice

What is the volume of liquid in this graduated cylinder?

• 40.0 mL

• 40.3 mL

• 43.0 mL

• 44.0 mL

Multiple Choice

What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?

• 8.5 mL 

• 7.5 mL 

• 8 mL 

• .1 mL

Multiple Choice

What is the volume of the liquid in the picture

• 35 mL

• 35 grams

• 35 cm³

• 35 L

Calculating volume of irregular solids

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a step in finding the volume of an irregular shaped solid object?

• Measure and record an amount of water in a graduated cylinder

• Add the object to a graduate cylinder with a known amount of water and record the new water level

• Use the formula to multiply the length by the width by the height

• Subtract the water level of the with the object in it from the amount of water before the object was introduced

Multiple Choice

What do you call the curve in the surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder that we use to measure the volume of an irregular object?

• a measurement curve

• menicus

• eclipsis

Multiple Choice

The green jade sample has a volume of

• Cannot be determined

• 10.5 mL

• 50.0 mL

• 60.5 mL

Multiple Choice

If you start with 150 mLs in a graduated cylinder and add an irregular shaped object and the water level raises to 157.6 mLs, what is the volume of your irregular shaped object?

• 7 mLs

• 157.6 mLs

• 7.6 mLs

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Poll

How do you feel about your understanding of Volume?

• I pretty much understand everything

• I need little bit of help with some things

• Man! This is difficult for me

• Huh???