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Metric Vocabulary
Metrics 1
Term | Definition |
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metric system | decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as the unit time |
lenght | distance from point to point |
mass | the measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains |
volume | amount of space occupied by a three dimensional object region of spce |
meter | meteric standard for lines measure; units of distance |
liter | basic unit of volume |
gram | unit of mass |
weight | force created by the response of mass to the pull of gravity; measure of the heaviness of an object |
gravity | natural force of attraction between any two bodies |
scale | an instrument to measure weight |