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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metric System | A decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as a unit time. |
| Length | The distance between two points |
| Mass | the measure the quanity of matter continued in an object |
| Volume | the amount of space occuiped by a three dimensional object or regon or space |
| Meater | metertic standard for line measure unit of distance |
| Liter | bacic unit of volume |
| Gram | unit of mass |
| Weight | forced created by the response of mass to the pull of gravity |
| Gravity | natural force of attraction between any two massive bodies |
| Scale | instrument used to measure weight |