What is the unit we use in class to measure volume of a liquid?
mL milliliter
What is the STANDARD INTERNATIONAL (SI) unit for measuring volume of a liquid? (NOT what we use in class!)
liter (L) centimeters (cm) milliliter (mL)
L (liter)
The tool to measure volume of a liquid
Example of an irregular shaped solid that you must use water displacement to measure
marble, penny, ring, pebble, etc.
Tool used to measure liquid volume
What is a graduated cylinder?
tool is used to measure a regular solid
What is a ruler
The tool used to measure volume of an irregular shaped solid?
What is a graduated cylinder?
The curved line you read on the graduated cylinder
What is a meniscus
Why can't an irregular object be measure with a ruler
What is it's sides are not straight
If I have a graduated cylinder with 50mL of water and then I drop a marble in and the water goes up to 61mL, what is the volume of the marble?
61mL-50mL = 11cm3