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Metric Vocabulary
Metrics 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metric system | decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as the unit time |
| lenght | distance from point to point |
| mass | the measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains |
| volume | amount of space occupied by a three dimensional object region of spce |
| meter | meteric standard for lines measure; units of distance |
| liter | basic unit of volume |
| gram | unit of mass |
| weight | force created by the response of mass to the pull of gravity; measure of the heaviness of an object |
| gravity | natural force of attraction between any two bodies |
| scale | an instrument to measure weight |