Measuring Mass and Volume of Matter

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What is the best definition for volume?

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how much space an object takes up

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What do you use to measure the mass of an object? Options: a balance, water displacement method, a beaker, length times width times height

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a balance

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What units do you use to measure mass? Options: inches, feet, feet, grams or kilograms

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grams or kilograms

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How do you measure the volume of a rectangular shaped object? Options: a graduated cylinder, LxWxH, with a balance, water displacement method

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LxWxH

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How do you measure the volume of an irregular shaped object? Options: LxWxH, water displacement method, using a pan balance, using a triple beam balance

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water displacement method

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What is a unit used to measure the volume of a rectangular object? Options: milliters, pounds, centimeters cubed, grams

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centimeters cubed

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What unit is used to measure the volume of a liquid or an irregular object? Options: milliliters, centimeters cubed (cm3), inches, grams

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milliliters

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You need to figure out the volume of a rock. You fill a graduated cylinder to 10 mL and record the measurement, then you place the rock into the cylinder and it raises it to 20 mL. What is the volume of the rock?

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10 mL

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Calculate the volume of a box that is 12 cm long, 0.6 cm wide, and 4 cm high.

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28.8 centimeters cubed

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A measure of how much matter an object contains is called its

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mass