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SI Measurement
Term | Definition |
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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 |