Exploring Volume with a Tennis Ball

What is the diameter of a single tennis ball?

• 3.35 cm

• 945 cm

• 6.7 cm

• 26.8 cm

How many tennis balls are used in the problem?

• Four

• Three

• Five

• Six

How is the height of the cylinder determined?

• Dividing the volume by the area of the base

• Multiplying the diameter of one tennis ball by four

• Using the formula for the volume of a sphere

• Adding the radius of all tennis balls

What is the radius of the cylinder?

• 6.7 cm

• 13.4 cm

• 26.8 cm

• 3.35 cm

What formula is used to calculate the volume of the cylinder?

• Volume = pi * r^2

• Volume = 2 * pi * r * height

• Volume = 4/3 * pi * r^3

• Volume = pi * r^2 * height

What is the minimum volume of the can?

• 945 cm^3

• 315 cm^3

• 630 cm^3

• 157.5 cm^3

What is the volume of one tennis ball?

• 945 cm^3

• 630 cm^3

• 315 cm^3

• 157.5 cm^3

What is the total volume of the four tennis balls?

• 157.5 cm^3

• 315 cm^3

• 945 cm^3

• 630 cm^3

What fraction of the cylinder's volume is empty space?

• One quarter

• One third

• One half

• Two thirds

What is the relationship between the volumes of spheres, cones, and cylinders?

• Cones are one-third the volume of cylinders

• Spheres are half the volume of cylinders

• Intrinsically linked through geometric ratios

• Unrelated