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Vocabulary
| 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 | Distance between two points |
| Mass | The measure of the quantity of matter that a body or object contains |
| Volume | Amount of space occupied by a three - dimensional odject or region of space. |
| Meter | (m) Metric standard for line measure; unit 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 | The attraction between two objects. |
| Scale | A instrument used to measure mass |