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Metric system
Units and prefixes
Term | Definition |
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meter | Measures length or distance |
liter | Measures volume |
gram | Measures mass |
mass | The amount of substance |
volume | The amount of space taken up |
density | Mass divided by volume (what something weighs for its size) |
kilo- | 1000 |
milli- | 1/1000 |
deci- | 1/10 |
centi- | 1/100 |
elevation | distance above or below sea level |