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Mass and volume

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Stacia Herson

Mass is the amount of matter an object contains and can be measured using a scale or balance. There are two common ways to measure mass - placing an object on one side of a scale and adding weights to the other side until balanced, or using a digital scale. Volume is the amount of space an object occupies, which can be calculated by multiplying an object's length, width, and height or measured using a graduated cylinder filled with water.

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Mass and Volume
What is Mass? Mass is the amount of matter an object has. Interesting, right?
There are two ways to measure mass. Place the object to be weigh on one side of the scale. Then add things with known weight until the sides are balanced. Add all the weight on the side without the one object. This is how much this object weighs.
Another way is to use a scale Place the scale on a hard, flat surface. Turn it on then place the object on the scale. Then the scale should show how much the object weighs in grams. Yay!
Volume Wow, now you want to know what volume is…well I guess I'll tell you.
Way #1 Its easy! Just multiply the length then width and the height.
Way #2 How? Fill the graduated cylinder with an adequate amount of water. When placed in the cylinder, the object must be fully submerged in the water. Also, be careful not to put in so much water that the water level will rise past the graduated cylinder's markings when the object is submerged. Record the volume of the water before submerging the object. Make sure to read the meniscus when calculating volume

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Mass and volume

  • 2. What is Mass? Mass is the amount of matter an object has. Interesting, right?
  • 3. There are two ways to measure mass. Place the object to be weigh on one side of the scale. Then add things with known weight until the sides are balanced. Add all the weight on the side without the one object. This is how much this object weighs.
  • 4. Another way is to use a scale Place the scale on a hard, flat surface. Turn it on then place the object on the scale. Then the scale should show how much the object weighs in grams. Yay!
  • 5. Volume Wow, now you want to know what volume is…well I guess I'll tell you.
  • 6. Way #1 Its easy! Just multiply the length then width and the height.
  • 7. Way #2 How? Fill the graduated cylinder with an adequate amount of water. When placed in the cylinder, the object must be fully submerged in the water. Also, be careful not to put in so much water that the water level will rise past the graduated cylinder's markings when the object is submerged. Record the volume of the water before submerging the object. Make sure to read the meniscus when calculating volume