Water Displacement

What is the volume of the battery in question 1?

____ ml

How much water was displaced in question 2?

ml

What is the water level once the button was placed in the graduated cylinder?

___ ml

How much space does the key take up?

___ml

How do you determine the volume of the button?

• Read the number from the bottom. The answer is 12 ml.

• Subtract the original water level from the level after the button is in the cylinder.

• Add the empty water level to the new level.

• Divide the new level by the original level.

Using the pictures of 5 through 10, put the objects in order from the largest volume to the smallest volume.

• nail

• button

• battery

• key

​ The key from number 8 is more volume than the ​ (a)  

• button
• battery

Match the following items to the correct volume.

• 2 ml

• button

• 5 ml

• battery

• 3 ml

• glue

• 8 ml

• marble

What is the first step to determine the volume of an object when using water displacement?

• Set the triple beam balance to all zeros.

• Put the object being measured into the water.

• Measure the water level with out the object being in the water.

• Subtract the original water level from the new level created.