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| 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 | the distance between two points. |
| mass | the amount of matter contained in an object |
| volume | the amount of spaces occupied by an object. |
| meter | metric standard for line measure; unit of distance. |
| liter | basic unit of volume. |
| gram | unit of mass. |
| weight | force created by the responce of mass to pull of gravity; measure of the heaviness of an object |
| gravity | natural force of attraction between any two massive bodies, which is directly proportional to the product of their mass and inversely proportional of the square of the distance between them. |
| scale | instrument used to measure weight. |