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Chapter 1: The Metric System
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physical science
the study of matter and energy
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
mass
the amount of material an object has
chemistry
the study of matter and how it changes
physics
the study of how energy acts with matter
beaker
balance scale
gradulated cylinder
thermometer
unit
known amount used for measuring
customary
custom, do it yourself
metric system
system of measurement used by scientists
meter stick
a common tool for measuring length in metric system
centimeter
a metric unit of measure that is 1/100 of a meter. (used for small items)
millimeter
a metric unit of measure that is 1/1,000 of a meter (used for VERY small items)
kilometer
a metric unit of measure that is equal to 1,000 meters (used for long distance)
abbreviation for centimeters
cm
abbreviation for millimeters
mm
abbreviation for kilometer
km
the amount of surface an object has
area
the number that tells how many times another number is a factor
exponent
area=
length X Width
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