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Metrics 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metric system | Decimal systemof units based onthe meter as a unit time |
| length | the distance between two points. |
| mass | the amount of matter contained in an object. |
| volume | the amount of space 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 response of mass to the pull of gravity; measure of the heaviness of an object. |
| gravity | natural force of attraction between two massive bodies, which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. |
| scale | instrument used to measure weight. |