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Metric system
Units and prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |