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SI Measurement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volume | amount of space taken up by a substance |
| mass | amount of matter a substance is composed of |
| length | total distance |
| temperature | how hot or cold a substance is |
| SI | International System of Units |
| kilo- | 1000 |
| centi- | 1/100 |
| milli- | 1/1000 |
| weight | pull of gravity on mass |
| Kelvin | SI temperature scale |
| kilogram | SI base unit of mass |
| meter | SI base unit of length |
| meniscus | Curved surface of liquid in a graduated cylinder |
| metric system | SI is based on this system |