Name ______________________ Date ____ / ____ / ____

READING A GRADUATED CYLINDER

Graduated cylinders are used to measure quantities of a liquid. Because of surface
tension, liquids move up the sides of the cylinder therefore you read the measurement
at the bottom of the curve, the meniscus, to get an accurate measurement of the
volume. Provide the volumes of the liquids depicted below.

1. ______ ml 5. ______ ml

2. ______ ml 6. _______ ml

3. ______ ml 7. ______ ml

4. _______ ml 8. ______ ml

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