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Metric System
Metrics 1
| Metrics 1 | Metrics 1 |
|---|---|
| Length | longest extent of anything as measured from end to end |
| Mass | the measure of the quanity of matter that a body or an object contains |
| Volume | the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies. |
| Meter | metric standard for line measure;unit of distance. |
| Liter | basic unit of volume |
| Gram | a metric unit of mass or weight |
| Weight | the amount or quantity of heaviness |
| Gravity | the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth. |
| Scale | Instrement used to measure weight |
| Metric system | decimal system of units based on the meater as a unit length the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as the unit time. |