2006-10-03 10:05:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
You can use a spring scale -- or a strain-gage scale.
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If the object is a substance with a known density, you can measure the size of the object and multiply it by it's density.
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You can see how much water it displaces (put it in a container full to the top with water -- drop in the object -- and measure the amount of water that overflows).
The weight of water is one pound per pint (or one ounce per ounce). The weight of the displaced water will equal the weight of the object).
2006-10-03 10:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calculate the objects volume and multiply it by its mass by units. ex. If I had a 10cm cube that would be 1000 cubic cm and if it weighed 1gram per cubic cm than it would have a total weight of 1000grams or 1 kilogram. Thats how they measured the approximate weight of the earth.
2006-10-03 17:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Bellfazair 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see if it floats. Thats the only other way
2006-10-03 17:06:16 · answer #3 · answered by Brian S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water displacement
2006-10-03 17:07:19 · answer #4 · answered by ZsMom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋