Measurement by ruler or by water displacement .. and why?
2006-09-28 13:43:15 · 3 answers · asked by jilllyy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
i used a graduated cylindar and got resluts versus using a ruler and dimensional measurements , i know the water displacement is more accurate but why is that the method of choise , what makes it more accurate?
2006-09-28 14:01:19 · update #1
Water will be displaced (or not) by all small irregularities that can not be measured with a ruler, since the ruler measures a distance and can not account for dips or rises, no matter how small, displacement will.
2006-09-28 15:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by teachr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water displacement method is a little more complicated, but is more likely to be accurate. ruler completely accurate
2006-09-28 13:55:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we need more, what are you measuring?
2006-09-28 13:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by jasmine5674 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋