Tuesday, December 30, 2025

 Mitochondria play a role in cellular respiration and help generate ATP, which provides cellular energy to carry out different functions.


Mass the water

 Fill the container to capacity with water; add rocks to the container; collect the water that overflows and mass it.

Why this works:

  • Volume is measured by displacement, not mass.

  • When rocks are added to a full container of water, they push water out.

  • The amount of water that overflows equals the volume of the rocks.

  • This is based on the principle of water displacement.

  • The rocks sink, so they displace their full volume of water.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Key idea:
Displaced water volume = rock volume


Which of the following methods could be used to determine how much volume is taken up by rocks placed in a container?
MY ANSWER
This method will provide the mass of the rocks, not the volume.
This method will provide the average mass of each rock.
The volume of the container is approximated by filling it with water. Adding rocks to the container displaces an equal volume of water. Therefore, the water that spills out of the container will equal the volume of the rocks. This question assumes that the rocks are more dense than water.
This method will provide the total mass of rocks and water, not the volume of rocks.

line chart

 

A student conducts an experiment in which they dissolve 1 g each of several substances in 50 mL of water. They have 12 identical plastic cups of water. They place 1 g of salt in three cups, 1 g of sugar in three cups, and 1 g of baking soda in three cups. Three cups contain only water. They place all the cups in a freezer and record the temperature in each cup every 15 min for 4 hr. Which of the following is the best way for the student to display the change in temperature over time?
Pie charts compare the values of different parts of a whole, and not changes over time.
Bar graphs can compare resulting data from different experimental groups over larger changes of time.
Venn diagrams show similarities and differences and are not used to represent changes over time.
MY ANSWER
Changes over time are best represented by a line graph.