Volume is measured in cubes. A cubic centimetre is the volume within a cube that has sides of length \({1~cm}\), as shown above. It has a volume of \({1~cm}^3\) (\(1~cm\) cubed). This cuboid ...

The two cubes have the same volume. Here is a 10 cm cube. The volume of this cube is \(10 cm \times 10 cm \times 10 cm = 1,000 cm^3\). This volume is more usually referred to as 1 litre (1l).