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Making Measurements

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What is volume? the measure of the amount of space something takes up
What is mass? describes how much matter is in a substance/object
What is matter? Anything that has mass and volume
What is density? the amount of matter packed into a space (amount of mass per unit of volume)
What is a physical property? a characterisic or feature of matter
What is a characterisitic property? a physical or chemical property that does not change regardless of the amount
which units are commonly used to describe volume? mL, L, kL
Which units are commonly used to describe mass? g, mg, kg
Which units are commonly used to describe length/distance? mm, cm, m, km
What instrument(s) are often used to measure liquid volume? graduated cylinder, beaker, flask
What formula should be used to measure the volume of a regularly-shaped object? Length x width x height
What method should be used to measure a small, irregularly-shaped object? water displacement
Finish this statement: the volume displaced by an object is equal to _______ the object's volume
1 cubic centimeter is equal to ____ mL one mL
units used to describe the volume of solid objects cubic units (cubic centimeters or cubic meters)
what should you do first when using a triple beam balance? calibrate the balance ("zero" it)
You place 40 mL of water into a graduated cylinder. Then, you put an object into the g.c. The volume rises to 59 mL. What is the volume of the object? 19 cm3
you measure the length of the classroom floor. It is 10 meters and 54 centimeters. Describe its length in meters only. 10.54 meters
Liquids with the following densities were poured into a container: water (1g/mL), rubbing alcohol (.80 g/mL), mercury (13.9
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