Objective 1, November 2:
1. Mass is more useful to measure matter then weight because weight changes with where you are. Scientists don't want to get different answers so they use mass because it doesn't change.
2. The volume of the box is 619.65 centimeters cubed.
3. The most commonly used units for density are kilogram per cubic meter and the unit of gram per cubic centimeter.
4. The formula for density is mass divided by volume.
5. The formula for finding volume is length times width times height.
Citations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density#Formula_and_common_units
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_mass_more_useful_than_weight_for_measuring_matter
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