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Metric vocbulary
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 a unit time |
| length | distance from point ot point |
| mass | the measure of the quantity amount of matter contained in an object |
| volume | space matter occupies |
| meter | metric standard for line measure;unit of distance |
| liter | basic unit of volume |
| gram | unit of mass |
| weight | the force created by the response of mass to the pull of gravity |
| gravity | gravity is the attraction between to objects.(usually the earth and another object |
| scale | instrument used to measure weight |