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Measurement
Chapter 2 Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metric system | a system of measurement based on the number 10 |
| International System of Units(SI) | a system of units used by scientists to measure the properties of matter |
| mass | a measure of how much matter is in an object |
| weight | a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object |
| density | measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume |
| volume | the amount of space that matter occupies |
| time | a measurement of the period between two events |
| temperature | how hot or cold something is |
| length | the distance from one point to another |