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Density
6.6B CALCULATING DENSITY
Term | Definition |
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MASS | Measures how much matter is present in a substance. |
GRAM, g | Basic metric unit of mass. |
VOLUME | Measure of the space that matter occupies. |
CUBIC CENTIMETER, cm³ | Metric unit of volume equal to a milliliter. |
MILLILITER, mL | Metric unit of volume. |
VOLUME BY DISPLACEMENT | Procedure that measures volume of irregular objects by placing in a known amount of water & measuring the water displaced. |
MATTER | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
SUBSTANCE | Any form of matter that is uniform throughout and has consistent properties. |
PHYSICAL PROPERTY | Characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance, e.g. color, melting point, or conductivity. |
DENSITY | Mass of a substance divided by its volume. |
RELATIVE DENSITY | Comparison of the density of 1 material as it relates to another; frequently compared to the density of water (sinking or floating). |
DENSITY FORMULA | Density equals Mass divided by Volume; Density=mass/volume; D=m/V |
CLASSIFY/CLASSIFICATION | Sort or put into groups based on similar and dissimilar physical, chemical, or biological characteristics. |
DISPLACEMENT | Procedure used to measure volume of a solid object by placing it in a known amount of liquid. |