Measuring Mass and Volume Review Questions

The heaviness of an object; force of gravity on mass = weight

a measure of how much matter is present in a substance

The amount of matter in a given space or volume

Something heavy or light

density = mass times volume

density = mass divided by volume

density = volume x weight

density = weight divided by volume

milligrams/gramsft3

mm/cm3

grams/cm3

d = m/v

The weight of an object.

The amount of mass and weight of an object.

The amount of space matter takes up.

The density of an object.

Final water level minus initial water level

length x width x height

final water level minus initial water level

length x width x height

cm3

cm

mL3

mL

mL3

mL

cm

cm3

water displacement

using a ruler

using a calculator

using a pencil

moving water to make sure the water is moving

d= 1/2KE

A procedure used to measure the volume of a solid object by placing it in a known amount of liquid and finding the difference in the liquid volume measurements before and after