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Metric Terms 2
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| Metric System | Decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit length. |
| Length | the distance between two points. |
| Mass | amount of matter in an object. |
| Volume | the space matter takes up. |
| Meter | the basic unit of length. |
| Liter | liter is the measurment of volume. |
| Gram | the standard unit of mass. |
| Weight | the force created by the response of mass to the pull of gravity. |
| Gravity | gravity is the attraction between two objects ( usually the earth and another object.) |
| Scale | the instrument weight is measured. |
| kilo- | 1000 |
| hecto- | 100 |
| Deka- | 10 |
| deci- | 1/10 |
| centi- | 1/100 |
| milli- | 1/1000 |
| Meterstick | Instrument used to measure length in the Metric system. |
| Balance | Mass is measured with a balance |
| Graduated Cyclinder | the instrument used to measure liqiud volume. |
| Meniscus | the curve on liquid surface in a graduated cyclinder and the point of which liquid volume is measured |