8th Grade Science - Volume Review

Matter and vo lume

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Mass
Amount of space an object takes up
Liter
Base unit of volume in the metric system. Represented by L
L=
1000 mL / 1mL= 1 cm3
Which is larger: 1 liter of 1500 milliliters
1500 milliliters
Which is larger: 200 milliliters or 1.2 liters
1.2 liters
Which is larger: 12 cm3 or 1.2 milliliters
12 cm3
What instrument do you use to find liquid volume?
Graduated Cylinder
What is the name of the curve you see at the top of a liquid in a cylinder?
Meniscus
What formula do you use to find the volume of regular objects?
V = Height X Length X Width
How do we find the volume of an irregular object using a graduated cylinder?
You put the water in the cylinder. Then, you drop the object in the water. The amount that the water rises is it's volume.
Matter
Anything that has mass and volume
Volume
Anything that occupies space or has 3 dimensions rather than 2 dimensions
Mass
The amount of matter in an object
Unit of measurement for solid volume
Cm3
Unit of measurement for liquid volume
ML