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CHAPTER 1: VOLUME AND MASS
How can you compare and measure the volume and mass of solids, liquids and gases? This is the first step in our study of the properties of matter.

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TERMS
METRIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
FORMULAE
  • Matter
  • Solid
  • Liquid
  • Gas
  • Volume
  • Mass
  • Hypothesis
  • Procedure
  • Data
  • Data table
  • Observation
  • Displacement
  • Graduated cylinder
  • Balance
  • Independent variable
  • Dependent variable
  • Milli-
  • Centi-
  • Kilo-
  • Length = cm, m, km
  • Area = cm2, m2, km2
  • Volume = cm3, m3, mL, L
  • Mass = mg, g, kg
  • Area = length x width
  • Volume = length x width x height
BASIC SKILLS/CONCEPTS
  1. Set up an organized notebook for all work
  2. Know and follow lab safety rules
  3. Know and follow procedures for doing labs and working in groups
  4. Be able to write a lab report using the lab report organizer
  5. Know that length, area and volume are different kinds of quantities and have different units
  6. Know how to read the scale on a ruler, graduated cylinder or balance accurately
  7. Use the bottom of the meniscus to read a graduated cylinder
  8. Know how to use a balance to measure mass accurately
  9. Use the graphing guidelines to graph data
  10. Be able to measure length and area of regular solid objects
  11. Be able to measure volume of regular and irregular solid objects and of liquids
  12. Know how to calculate area and volume of objects if you know the length, width and height
ADVANCED SKILLS/CONCEPTS
  1. Know how to read scales to the appropriate number of decimal places (estimate one decimal place)
  2. Be able to measure the volume of gases
  3. Be able to write a clear description of the procedures for measuring volume of various solids, liquids and gases
  4. Be able to solve problems by applying information from the labs and the RAEs.