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Code Red: Alpha 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 to point. |
| Mass | Amount of matter contained in an object. |
| Volume | The space that matter occupies. |
| Meter | 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 pullof gravity, measure of the heaviness of an object. |
| Gravity | Natural force of attraction between any two massaive bodies, which is directly proportional to the product of thier masses and inverselym proportional to the square of the distance between them. |
| Scale | An instrument to measure weight. |