Transcript Slide 1

VOLUME
• Volume Definition: The amount of
space an object takes up.
• Tools/Instruments for volume:
– Liquid volume: Graduated Cylinder
– Solid volume: Ruler
Units
• MAIN unit for liquid volume: LITER
• MAIN unit for a solid volume: cubic
centimeters ( cm³ )
• Most of the time in class we will be labeling
in milliliters (mL).
VOLUME OF LIQUIDS
• For liquid volume we will use the
instrument called a graduated cylinder
• To find the volume of liquids we look at the
bottom curve of the water level in the
graduated cylinder.
• The bottom curve of water is called a
meniscus.
• When reading the meniscus you use the
bottom of the curve.
• You must be at eye level and have the
graduated cylinder on a flat level surface.
• What is the volume of
the liquid?
• Answer: 70 mL
• What is the volume of
the liquid?
• Answer: 27 mL
What is the volume of the
liquid?
• Answer: 54 mL
Volume of Solids
• To find the volume of a solid we will use a
ruler.
• We will measure the length, width, and
height of the object.
• You will then multiply the three numbers
Formula for volume--
Length x Width x Height
• Label in cm³ (cubic centimeters)
What is the volume of the solid?
10 cm
2 cm
10 cm
Answer: 10 X 2 X 10= 200 cm3
10 cm
2 cm
10 cm
What is the volume of the solid?
6 cm
2 cm
11 cm
Answer: 11 X 2 X 6= 132 cm3
6 cm
2 cm
11 cm
What is the volume of the solid?
15 cm
3 cm
5 cm
Answer: 5 X 3 X 15= 225 cm3
15 cm
3 cm
5 cm