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===Meaning===
[[File:MeasuringCylinder.png|right|300px|thumb|A set of different size '''measuring cylinders'''.]]
A '''measuring cylinder''' is a piece of [[equipment]] used to measure the volume amount of a [[liquid]].
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Measuring Cylinder'''
===About Measuring Cylinders===
: There are many different size '''measuring cylinders'''.
: '''Measuring cylinders''' measure the amount of [[Volume of a Liquid|volumeliquid]] in [[Millilitre|millilitres]].
: You must get down to 'eye level' to read a '''measuring cylinder''' accurately.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |If you are too low you will read a smaller volume than there is. In this case 46ml.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |When you get to 'eye level' you will read an accurate volume of water. In this case 47ml.
|}
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A '''measuring cylinder''' is a piece of [[equipment]] used to measure the [[Volume (Space)|volume]] of a [[liquid]].
===About Measuring Cylinders===
: There are many different size '''measuring cylinders'''.
: '''Measuring cylinders''' [[measure]] [[Volume of a Liquid|volume]] in [[Millilitre|millilitres]] (also known as [[Centimetres Cubed|centimetres cubed]]).
: You must get down to 'eye level' to read a '''measuring cylinder''' accurately.
===Reading a Measuring Cylinder===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Meniscus4.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Meniscus3.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Meniscus2.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Meniscus1.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |When [[water]] is in a tube the [[water]] sticks to the sides making a 'U' shape called a [[meniscus]]. This makes it difficult to read a '''measuring cylinder''' accurately.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |If you are too high you will read a bigger [[Volume (Space)|volume]] than there is. In this case 48ml.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |If you are too low you will read a smaller [[Volume (Space)|volume]] than there is. In this case 46ml.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |When you get to 'eye level' you will read an [[accurate]] [[Volume (Space)|volume]] of [[water]]. In this case 47ml.
|}
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''measuring cylinder''' is [[Measuring Instrument|measuring instrument]] used to [[measure]] the [[Volume (Space)|volume]] of a [[liquid]].
===About Measuring Cylinders===
: There are many different size '''measuring cylinders'''.
: '''Measuring cylinders''' [[measure]] [[Volume of a Liquid|volume]] in [[Millilitre|millilitres]] (also known as [[Centimetres Cubed|centimetres cubed]]).
: To [[reading|read]] a '''measuring cylinder''' [[accurate]]ly, it must be placed on a flat, level surface and should be [[reading|read]] from 'eye level'.
===Reading a Measuring Cylinder===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Meniscus4.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Meniscus3.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Meniscus2.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Meniscus1.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |When [[water]] is in a tube the [[water]] sticks to the sides making a 'U' shape called a [[meniscus]]. This makes it difficult to read a '''measuring cylinder''' [[accurate]]ly.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |If you are too high you will read a bigger [[Volume (Space)|volume]] than there is. In this case 48ml.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |If you are too low you will read a smaller [[Volume (Space)|volume]] than there is. In this case 46ml.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |When you get to 'eye level' you will read an [[accurate]] [[Volume (Space)|volume]] of [[water]]. In this case 47ml.
|}