Basic Scientific Measurements and Equipments for Length, Volume, Mass, and Density
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Learn about units, equations, and equipment used for measuring length, volume, mass, density, weight, surface area, and temperature in scientific experiments.
Basic Scientific Measurements and Equipments for Length, Volume, Mass, and Density
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Length • Distance between one end of an object and the other end • Units: meter, centimeter, millimeter • Equipment: meter stick or ruler
Volume • The amount of space an object takes up • Units: liter or milliliter for liquids; cm3 for rectangular solids • Equation for rectangular solids: length x width x height • Equipment: graduated cylinder, overflow can, ruler
Surface area • Sum of the area of all the sides of an object • Equation: 2(Length)(Height) + 2(Width)(Height) + 2(Length)(Width) • Units: cm2 • Equipment: ruler
Mass • The measure of the amount of matter in an object • Units: kilograms, grams, milligrams • Equipment: electronic balance
Weight • The measure of the force of gravity on an object • Units: Newtons • Equipment: spring scale
Density • A measure of how tightly packed the particles are in an object • Equation: mass/volume • Units: kg/L or g/mL or g/cm3 • Equipment: balance & graduated cylinder or ruler
Temperature • The average measurement of the speed of the molecules in an object • Units: ⁰ Celcius • Equipment: thermometer