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| density formula | mass divided by volume |
| gram | the SI unit for mass |
| liter | the SI unit for volume (liquid or displacement) |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| matter | the pieces that all things are made up of |
| volume | the amount of space objects take up |
| weight | the measure of the pull of gravity on matter |
| cubic centimeters (cm3) | the SI unit for measuring volume (regular solids) |
| displacement | to move a liquid aside to find the volume of an irregular solid |
| graduated cylinder | a tool used to measure volume |
| irregular shaped object | an object whose volume cannot be determined using a mathematical equation and a ruler |
| pascal | the pressure exerted by one newton of force on an area of one square meter |
| regular shaped object | an object whose volume can be determined by usign a ruler and a mathematical formula |
| triple beam balance | a tool used to measure the mass of an object |
| pressure | what you feel when something presses against you, applying force |
| density | how closely packed particles are in an object |
