Science 902 self test 1 study guide
ml
milliliter
__________ L = 62 ml
0.062
standard unit of volume
liter
one method used to determine the volume of solids and liquids is __________.
displacement
__________ L = 100 ml
0.1
_______ L = 912 ml
0.912
1.02 L = __________ ml
1,020
3 characteristics of a good standard are:
1. easily used 2. accepted by most people 3. will measure many different volumes
Given a small piece of coal, describe how you would determine its volume using the displacement method.
1. measure a volume of water 2. add the coal 3. measure the new volume 4. subtract the first volume from the second volume to get the volume of coal
liter to milliliter 0.001 L =________ ml
10
0.55 L = ________ ml
550
write one reason why volume is a poor indicator of the amount of gas present in a sample.
gases can be compressed
Write one reason why volume is a poor indicator of the amount of solid present in a sample.
it does not take into consideration all the factors that determine volume.
0.001 L
liter
10 cm cube
liter
L
liter
