Metric System
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kekforever on April 29, 2012
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Test on Monday, April 30, 2012
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36 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 0.001 | milli |
| 1 | meter Liter gram |
| 0.1 | deci |
| 100 | hecto |
| 10 | deka |
| 0.01 | centi |
| 1000 | kilo |
| kilo | k |
| hecto | h |
| deka | da |
| meter | m |
| Liter | L |
| gram | g |
| deci | d |
| centi | c |
| milli | m |
| Measures length | meter |
| Measures liquid volume | Liter |
| Measures mass | gram |
| dekameter | dam |
| dekaliter | daL |
| dekagram | dag |
| ? measures mass (grams) | triple-beam balance |
| ? measures volume (Liters) | Graduated cylinder |
| ? measures length (meters) | Meterstick |
| Unit for temp. | Celsius (*C) |
| Unit for weight | Newton (N) |
| Formula for volume | L x W x H |
| Formula for density | M/V |
| Name of "bubble" in a graduated cylinder | Meniscus |
| Measure of force of gravity acting on an object | Weight |
| Amount of matter in an object | Mass |
| Amount of space an object takes up | Volume |
| Square meter | m^2 |
| Cubic meter | m^3 |
| Square kilometer | km^2 |
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