Vocabulary
This is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.
Mass/Masa
Triple Beam Balance 1
342.1 g
The volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 5 cm, height of 4 cm, and width of 10 cm.
200 cm3
The name of the curve the water makes in a graduated cylinder often used to read the amount.
The meniscus
Sink or Float?
An object with a density of 2.45 g/cm3 in water.
Sink
This tool can be used to find the volume of irregular objects using water.
Graduated Cylinder
Triple Beam Balance 2
557.2 g
The unit used for volume when you are using a solid.
cubic centimeter OR cm3
The unit used for volume when you are using a liquid.
Milliliters or mL
Sink or Float?
An object with a density of 1.2 g/cm3 in water.
Sink.
The density of water is 1 g/mL and anything greater than that will sink.
The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas.
Volume
Triple Beam Balance 3
285.2 g
The area of a rectangular prism with a height, width and length of 3.1 cm, 7.2 cm, and 12.5 cm respectively.
279 cm3.
The volume of a rock when a graduated cylinder starts at 27mL and ends at 32mL.
5 cm3
Sink or Float?
An object with a mass of 10g and a volume of 100 cm3.
Float.
The density of the object is 0.1 g/cm3.
How? 10g divided by 100 cm3
This is a word for the measurement of how tightly packed the atoms are of an object.
Density
Triple Beam Balance 4
201.6 g
The volume of a cube with a side length of 2 cm.
8 cm3
The volume of a stapler when a graduated cylinder starts at 25mL and ends at 41mL.
16 cm3
The density of an object with a mass of 54g and a volume of 12 cm3.
4.5 g/cm3
The method used to find the volume of irregular objects. [Not the tool!]
The Displacement Method
Triple Beam Balance 5
6.0 g
The volume of a cube with a side length of 4 cm.
64 cm3
The volume of a car when a tank with water starts at 300mL and ends at 852mL.
552 cm3
What is the density of water? Include units!
1.0 g/mL or 1.0 g/cm3