Impetus describes the kind of force that encourages an action (the impetus behind the project) or the momentum of an action already begun (the meetings only gave impetus to the rumors of a merger).
Materials Needed: The box from the last experiment; a ruler that measures centimeters. Procedure: Measure each side of the box in centimeters. Use the formula for the volume of a box shaped object (V = L x W x H ) to calculate the volume of this box in cubic centimeters. What Happened: Each side was 10 cm long. When you plug the numbers into the formula and do the math, you get:
For liquid volume the most common units are the cc, the milli-liter (which is the same as a cc) and the liter (1000 cc's) The standard SI unit for length is the meter. Using the meter and multiplying the measure of length by width by height gives units of m^3. In practice, a common unit for both solid and liquid volume in the lab is the cc or cubic centi-meter. For liquid volume the most common units are the cc, the milli-liter (which is the same as a cc) and the liter (1000 cc's).