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Volume in the SI system is measured in which unit?Read the answer and worked solution →How many litres make up one cubic metre?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the volume of a substance?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two properties are possessed by all materials?Read the answer and worked solution →What is anything that occupies space and has mass called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of units is used to measure the volume of liquids?Read the answer and worked solution →How are materials related to matter?Read the answer and worked solution →What is baked clay called?Read the answer and worked solution →The earliest pottery in the Indian subcontinent dates back about how long?Read the answer and worked solution →Which civilisation is the source of bright red pottery painted with black geometric designs?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Ayurveda term stands for the property 'heavy'?Read the answer and worked solution →How many properties (guna) in ten opposite pairs does Ayurveda use to describe matter?Read the answer and worked solution →In optics, which property allows light to pass through a material without appreciable scattering?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement best describes a translucent material?Read the answer and worked solution →Materials that do not transmit light are described as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is given as an optically transparent material?Read the answer and worked solution →Which marine animals are named as being highly transparent, aiding camouflage?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Latin word does the term 'opaque' come from, meaning 'darkened'?Read the answer and worked solution →What does it mean when a metal is described as ductile?Read the answer and worked solution →A metal that is malleable can be what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of properties are metals typically known for?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the science of metals called?Read the answer and worked solution →What is an alloy in the context of metals?Read the answer and worked solution →Which metal is thought to have been the first refined, about 11,000 years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →Plastics are composed primarily of which kind of substances?Read the answer and worked solution →Who invented Bakelite, the world's first fully synthetic plastic, in 1907?Read the answer and worked solution →Which plastic is widely used in pipes and construction because of its strength and durability?Read the answer and worked solution →Which use accounts for the largest share, about 40 percent, of plastic?Read the answer and worked solution →Polylactic acid is a popular biodegradable plastic. From which kind of material is it derived?Read the answer and worked solution →Most plastics are produced from which raw sources?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Volume in the SI system is measured in which unit?

  1. Kilogram
  2. Gram per litre
  3. Cubic metre
  4. Square metre
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Correct answer: C. Cubic metre

1. Volume is the space occupied by matter. 2. Its SI unit is the cubic metre, written m3 with a superscript 3. 3. Kilogram and gram measure mass, while millimetre measures length. _Source: NCERT Curiosity Class 6 Science, Ch 6, Do you know? on units_

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How many litres make up one cubic metre?

  1. 10 L
  2. 100 L
  3. 1000 L
  4. 10000 L
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Correct answer: C. 1000 L

1. The cubic metre is the SI unit of volume. 2. The relation given is 1 m3 = 1000 L. 3. The other values are powers of ten that do not match this relation. _Source: NCERT Curiosity Class 6 Science, Ch 6, Do you know? on units_

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What is the volume of a substance?

  1. How heavy it feels
  2. How shiny its surface is
  3. How hard it is to scratch
  4. The space occupied by it
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Correct answer: D. The space occupied by it

1. Water in a half-filled tumbler occupies less space than water in a full one. 2. The space occupied by a substance represents its volume. 3. Heaviness is mass, shine is lustre and scratching tests hardness. _Source: NCERT Curiosity Class 6 Science, Ch 6, 6.3.6 Space and volume_

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