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| Term | Def |
|---|---|
| metric system | demical systems of a unit 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 | measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object contains |
| volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
| meter | basic unit of length |
| liter | basic unit of volume |
| gram | unit of mass |
| weight | force created by the respones of mass to the pull of gravity meansure of the heaviness of an object |
| gravity | natural force of attration between amy two massive bodies which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional tot eh square of the distance between them |
| scale | insterment that measures weight |