| Term | Definition |
|---|
| gram | a metric measurement for mass |
| meter | a metric measurement for length |
| liter | a metric measurement for volume of a liquid |
| cm3 m3 | common metric measurementfor volume of a solid |
| kilo | metric prefix for 1000 |
| milli | metric prefix for 1/1000 or 0.001 |
| prefix | letters added in front of a word to change meaning |
| centi | metric prefix for 1/100 or 0.01 |
| volume | the amount of SPACE an object takes up |
| metric | a measurement system based on the number 10 |
| SI | a system of measurement that allows scientists to communicate with each other world wide |
| mass | the amount of matter or stuff in an object |
| Fahrenheit | water boils at 212 degrees and freezes at 32 degrees on this scale |
| Kelvin | 0 on this scale is absolute zero and is frequently used in astronomy |
| Celsius | the scale that has 100 intervals to measure temperature |
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