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what do you call the procedure that helps you determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object while using a graduated cylinder

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Water displacement. You fill a graduated cylinder with an amount of water, place the object inside the graduated cylinder, and then measure the new water level. The change in volume of the water is the volume of the object, that is, if the object was completely submerged.

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Water displacement. You fill a graduated cylinder with an amount of water, place the object inside the graduated cylinder, and then measure the new water level. The change in volume of the water is the volume of the object, that is, if the object was completely submerged.
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