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If its a simple shape you can take measurements with a ruler, calipers or tape measure and calculate it.

For simple as well as more complex shapes, if you know the material it is made from, you can work out the volume by taking the mass of the object and dividing by the density of the material, since; density = mass/volume

If you don't know the density, then you can work out the volume by submerging the object in water, and measuring the volume of water that is displaced.

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What tool do you use to measure the volume of a rectangular solid?

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Which lab tool might you use to measure the volume of a liquid?

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What tool is used to find volume of regular objects?

Ruler


What is the tool that you use to measure volume in science?

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What is the tool or instrument used to measure volume?

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What tool do we use to measure volume of a solid?

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What is the tool used to measure a solid volume in the metric system?

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