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Metric System
Term | Definition |
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Length | Distance from one point to another. |
Meter | The metric unit for length. |
Mass | The amount of matter contained in an object. |
Weight | How strongly the force of gravity is pulling on the mass of an object. |
Grams | The metric unit for mass. |
Newton | The metric unit for weight. |
Volume | The amount of space an object occupies, its size, or capacity to hold something. |
Liter | The metric unit for liquid volume. |
Cubic meters | The metric unit for solid volume. |
Celsius | The metric unit for temperature. |
Absolute zero | The point at which all molecules stop moving. |
Seconds | The metric unit for time. |
Meniscus | The curve at the surface of a liquid due to the attraction of the molecules to the container or to each other. |