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| term | definition |
|---|---|
| kilo | metric unit of length equal to 1000 |
| hecto | 100 |
| deka | 10 |
| deci | 1/10 |
| centi | 1/100 |
| milli | 1/1000 |
| meterstick | instrument used to measure length |
| balance | instrument used to measure mass |
| gratuated cylinder | instrument used to measure volume |
| meniscus | curve on a liquid surface in a gratuated cylinder |
| metric system | decimal system of unit based on the meter as a unit length,the killogram as a unit mass and the second as a unit time. |
| length | amount of matter conatined in an object. |
| mass | ammount of matter contained in an object |
| volume | the space 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 pull of gravity,measure of the haeviness of an object. |
| gravity | natural force of attraction between any two massive bodies,which is directly proportional to the square of the distance between them. |
| scale | instrument that measure weight |