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He saw that when he got in the bathtub the water moved out of the way to make room for his body. So if he put an object in a container filled with water that would answer his kings question.
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Water is water displacement method?
The water displacement method is used to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object. This method was discovered by Archimedes in Ancient Greece, while he was taking a bath. He was so excited at his discovery that he ran through the streets of Athens naked, shouting Eureka!-Start with a known volume of water. It is easiest to use a graduated cylinder or beaker, as they have volume measurements along the side. Record that volume.-Add the solid object. Measure the new volume in the beaker.-Subtract the two volumes, to get the amount of water displaced. This is the volume of the solid object.If you are talking about water displacement to measure the volume of an object, you would use a graduated cylinder, if the object was small enough, and put water into the graduated cylinder, then you put the object in and however much the water rises, usually mm, that is the volume of the objectHope this helped!
Can a tape measure be used to measure the volume of something?
Yes. You can find the dimensions of the object (Assuming the dimensions are measurable) and calculate its volume in centimeters cubed.
Does the buoyant force on an object depend on the weight or of the volume of the object?
volume
Is there only one way to measure volume?
there are 2 ways that I know about: the first way is length x width x height. And the second way is the water displacement method by Archimedes.
Conclusion of Archimedes principle in lab?
The conclusion of the Archimedes principle is simply that the upward buoyant force that is experienced by a body immersed in a fluid, is equivalent to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces. This allows the volume of an object to be measured by measuring the volume of liquid it displaces after submerging. For any immersed object, the volume of the submerged portions equals the volume of fluid it displaces.
How can you calculate the volume of an irregularly shaped object?
If the object in question is water proof, and small enough. You can measure the amount of displaced water when it is placed in a tank full of water, this may not work for a lot of things but it can help when attempting to measure some objects.
Can you use a balance to measure the volume irregularly shaped solid?
yes you can use a balance to measure the volume of an irregular shaped solid.
How do you measure an irregularly shaped object?
Do you mean volume? If possible drop the item in a measured volume of water or other liquid and remeasure the volume, then subract the to numbers to get the volume of the item.
How do you determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object that floats?
You can push it under water / under the liquid's surface, and measure the displacement of liquid.
When is displacement used?
It is used to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object. An object dropped into a volume of water will displace an equal volume of water.
How will you find the volume of an irregularly shaped object that would dissolve in water?
Use volume displacement method.
What method of calculating volume would you use if the object is irregularly shaped?
Immerse the object completely in a liquid (e.g. water) and measure the volume of liquid displaced.
What is the name of the method by which the volume of an irregularly shaped object is found?
the water displacement method
What is an instrument used to measure volume of liquids and irregularly shaped objects?
graduated cylinder
The can that use to measure the volume of solid?
well, for an irregularly shaped object it is a eureka can or a graduated cylinder, but for a regularly shaped object it is a simple formula: Length*Width*Height. I am 10 years old and learned that in science class.
Finding the volume of a solid when would water displacement be helpful?
When you are trying to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object.
How do you describe the procedure for determining the volume of an irregularly shaped object when using water and a graduated cylinder?
Volume displacement.
