subject: How to Measure Volume [print this page] Volume is recognized as the measure how much certain object takes space. Volume is commonly used by many people as a term for describing liquids. However, it can also be used for other objects that have volume measured. At this time, this article is going to give you some important tips to measure volume of any object.
The first thing that you have to do is to draw rectangular prisms, cubes, and also cones on a sheet of paper. You can use graph paper in order to help you in keeping the things at the constant scale for getting better interpretation.
The second thing that you need to do is to use formulas to obtain volume of different shapes. After that, it is required for you to multiply the height by the width by the length of a cube in a way to get its volume.
The third thing that you should do is to find the graduate cylinder for measuring a physical object like pencil, ball, or paper clip. Then, you need to add certain amount of water to this graduated cylinder. You just need to add enough water so that the water will be able to completely cover the object when you add this object to the water. Moreover, you should make the note of where the top of the water is located on the graduated cylinder.
The fourth thing is to put your object in the water. It is important for you to make sure that the water can move up higher in graduated cylinder. Do not forget to make the note of this measurement as well.
Lastly, you just need to determine about the difference between the two and that is the volume of the object that you measure. So, now you can start to follow the tips above and get the volume of certain object you want to measure.
