Question

q17. what is the best way to measure the volume of a piece of rock? * place the rock on a triple beam balance and read the numbers on the beams place water in a graduated cylinder and get the mass of them on the balance place a piece of rock into the water inside a graduated cylinder and read the number on the side all of the above

Explanation:

The triple - beam balance measures mass, not volume. Placing water in a graduated cylinder and getting the mass on a balance is also for mass - related measurements. To measure the volume of an irregularly - shaped rock, the water displacement method is used. Place the rock in a graduated cylinder with water, and the change in water level (read from the side of the graduated cylinder) gives the volume of the rock.

Answer:

C. place a piece of rock into the water inside a graduated cylinder and read the number on the side