READING A GRADUATED CYLINDERInstructions and Practice

It’s all about the MENISCUSThe surface of the water in a graduated cylinder is generally curved due to the shape of the cylinder. This curved surface is called the MENISCUS.

A graduated cylinder is designed to be read at eye level, at the bottom of the meniscus curve.

Check the unnumbered marksCheck the numbered marks to see how

many sections there are and what they measure.

Sometimes you have to estimate a measurement between two marks.

What are the volume measurements of these graduated cylinders?

NOW YOU TRYRead the 4 graduated cylinders

below. (The dark line is the meniscus).

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. ___________