Scientific experiments often involve making measurements!!! A measurement includes both a # that identifies how many units there are and a unit of measure. For example: 6 feet
THE AMOUNT OF SPACE OCCUPIED BY AN OBJECT IS IT’S VOLUME. THE BASIC UNIT OF VOLUME IS CUBIC CENTIMETERS OR CM³ FOR SOLIDS VOLUME = L x W x H
DENSITY IS A MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF MATTER THAT OCCUPIES A GIVEN SPACE. IT IS CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE MASS OF THE MATTER BY IT’S VOLUME. DENSITY= MASS VOLUME
PROBLEM: THE BOX BELOW MEASURES 6 METERS BY 10 METERS BY 9 METERS AND WEIGHS 25 GRAMS! WHAT IS THE DENSITY FIRST FIGURE OUT THE VOLUME= LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT SO 6 x 10 x 9 = 50 M³ THE MASS WE ALREADY KNOW = 25 GRAMS SO DENSITY = MASS/VOLUME 25 GRAMS / 50 M³ =.5 G/CM³ SO THE DENSITY IS.5 G/CM³
“M over D” is remaining so we divide!
“M over V” is remaining so we divide!
“D next to V” is remaining so we multiply!
DENSITY= MASS VOLUME DENSITY CAN BE AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE!!!
AS YOU INCREASE THE DENSITY YOU DECREASE THE TEMPERATURE AND VICE VERSA EXAMPLE : IN THE SUMMER TIME WE WEAR LESS CLOTHES DENSITY TEMPERATURETEMPERATURE TEMPERATURETEMPERATURE
AS YOU INCREASE THE PRESSURE YOU INCREASE THE DENSITY AND VICE VERSA EXAMPLE YOU SQUEEZE A BALLON. THE BALLOON GETS HARDER NOT SOFTER DENSITY PRESSUREPRESSURE PRESSUREPRESSURE
DENSITY IS A PROPERTY OF A GIVEN SUBSTANCE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH OR HOW LITTLE OF THAT SUBSTANCE YOU CONSIDER, THE DENSITY OF THE SUBSTANCE WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME. ONCE THE MASS OR VOLUME IS CHANGED WHILE THE OTHER STAYS CONSTANT – THE DENSITY WILL CHANGE THUS CHANGING THE OBJECT!!!!!