Speed, density and pressure are examples of compound measures which means they are made up of two or more other measures. For example, speed is made up of distance and time. To convert the units of ...

Students will be able to explain that the density of a substance has to do with how heavy it is compared to the size of the object. Students will also be able to explain that density is a ...

A planet’s mass and volume are easy to determine. Because planets are nearly spheres, we can calculate volume from our knowledge of a planet’s radius, which we determine by measuring both the planet’s ...