To calculate the volume of a regular solid such as a rectangular prism, I would have to do...
Length x Width x Height
A liquid has a mass of 40 g and a volume of 10 mL. What is its density?
4 g/mL
How do you calculate density?
Divide mass by volume (D= Mass/Volume)
What is the density of pure water?
1 g/mL
To find the mass of a liquid, what would you do?
Subtract the mass of the container from the mass of the container + liquid
An object has a density of 2.12 g/mL. Will it sink or float in water?
Sink
An object has a density of 0.07 g/mL. Will this object sink or float in water?
Float
To find the mass of an object, what tool would you use?
Triple Beam Balance or Scale
To calculate the volume of a liquid, what tool would you use?
A Graduated cylinder
A graduated cylinder is filled with 45 mL of water. A rock is dropped into the graduated cylinder and the water rises to 57 mL of water. What is the volume of the rock?
12 cm3
To calculate the volume of an irregular object such as a rock, I would use a method called....