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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metric system | decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit lenght , kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as a unit time |
| length | distant from point to point |
| mass | amount of matter contained in a object |
| volume | space matter occupies |
| meter | (m) metric standard for line measure |
| liter | basic unit of volume |
| gram | basic unit of mass |
| weight | responce of mass to the pull of gravity |
| gravity | force between any two massive bodies |
| scale | a insturment used to measure weight |