1. Run this PPT show to help you review for your midterm!
Measurement Review
Run this PPT show to help you review for your midterm!

2. What is the definition of volume?
The amount of space an object takes up.
What is the name of the instrument used to measure the volume of a liquid?
Graduated cylinder

3. How is the volume of a liquid measured? Units?
Use a graduated cylinder.
mL or L
How is the volume of a regular solid measured? Units?
length x width x height
cm3

4. What is the volume of this toy dinosaur?
0.8mL
(5.6mL – 4.8mL)
2. What is the name of this method?
displacement

5. 2cm
5cm
3cm
3 x x =
30cm3

6. Measure the volume of the liquid to the left.
Measure the volume of the liquid to the right.
21mL
67mL

7. Measure the volume of the liquid to the left.
Measure the volume of the liquid to the right.
2mL
49mL

8. grams What is the definition of mass?
The amount of matter in an object.
2. What is the name of the instrument used to measure mass?
triple beam balance
What are the units used to measure mass?
grams

9. Mass = gm

10. Temperature: When using the Celsius scale: water freezes at 0°C
water boils =
100°C
human body temperature is
37°C

11. 8mm .8cm What is the length of the object in millimeters? Centimeters?1 2 3 4 cm
What is the length of the object in millimeters? Centimeters?
8mm
.8cm

12. 1 2 3 4 cm
What is the length of the object in centimeters? Millimeters?
2.8cm
28mm

13. What is density?
Mass per unit volume
2. How is the density of an object measured?
Density = mass/volume

14. What is the density of one cup of water?
1g/mL
2. What is the density of half a cup of water?

15. 1. What is the density of a 100gram object with a volume of 20 milliliters?
5g/ml
2. The object above was cut into three pieces. What is the density of one of those pieces?