Tools
What tool is used to measure the mass of a solid?
A scale or balance
Define mass.
The amount of matter in an object.
Define volume.
The amount of space an object takes up.
Define density.
The amount of mass in a certain volume of matter.
What determines whether an object will sink or float?
Density.
What metric unit of measurement is used to find the mass of a solid?
Gram.
True or False: Mass can never be zero.
True.
What metric unit of measurement is used to measure the volume of a solid?
Cubic centimeter. cm3 or m3
Compare the density of an ice cube to the glass of water it is floating in.
The ice cube is less dense than the water.
What is the difference between mass and volume?
Mass is the amount of matter in an object, but volume is the amount of space the matter takes up.
What tool is used in find the volume of a tissue box?
Half meter stick or a ruler.
Explain why your mass is the same wherever you go.
Because the amount of matter in your body does not change by moving from one place to another.
What metric unit of measure is used to measure the volume of a liquid?
Mililiter or Liter
Explain how you might compare the density of several liquids.
Pour them in a container and observe the way they form layers.
The metric unit is used to measure the volume of a liquid?
Milliliter.
What tool is used to measure the volume of a marble?
A graduated cylinder.
Explain how you could change the mass of a pizza.
Eat some of it.
What is the formula for measuring the volume of a solid?
L x W x H
An unpeeled orange floats in water, but a peeled orange sinks. What can you conclude about the density of the unpeeled orange?
The unpeeled orange is less dense than the peeled orange.
How might you prove that air has volume?
Blow up a balloon.
What tools would you need to compare the mass and volume of a small rock?
A scale and graduated cylinder and water.
Name an item that does not have mass.
There are none. Everything has mass.
What is the volume of a box that is 10 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 1 cm high?
30 cubic cm or 30 cm3
If two solids have the same masses and different volumes, they have __________________ densities.
Different.
What is the volume of a 2 liter bottle of pop?
2 liters.