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4.2 Volume of objects
Different types of Volume of solid, liquid and gas
food come in lots of The physical quantity that determines
different shapes and how much space an object occupies
sizes. How could we is called the volume of the body. In
textbooks nis edu kz
measure the volume Maths you have learnt how to calculate height
volumes of regular solids (e.g. cubes)
of some potatoes depth
using the following equation:
and carrots? Why is it
important to know the Volume = length x width x height width
volume of different V = a · b · c
objects? where V is volume, a is length, b is width, c is height.
Spheres and cylinders are other examples of simple regular solids. To
calculate their volume we need to measure the diameter of the solid.
diameter
diameter
INV Using different measuring devices, find the volume of different
regular solids. Include a scaled diagram of each object and show your
calculations.
Volumes of liquids
Whatever the shape of the container, a liquid will always have the same
volume . Liquids have definite volume, but no definite shape – they take
the shape of the container in which they are placed.
REMEMBER!
For water, these relationships hold true:
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● 1 l = 1 dm = 10 m 3
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● 1 ml = 1 cm = 10 m 3
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Volume of liquid can be measured using a measuring cylinder. These
cylinders have different graduated scales. To measure the volume of
liquid, you need to know the division value of the measuring cylinders.
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