Metric System Vocab

Front

Amount of matter in an object

Back

mass

Front

Space an object occupies

Back

volume

Front

Space between two things

Back

distance

Front

Base unit for mass

Back

gram

Front

Base unit for volume

Back

liter

Front

Base unit for distance

Back

meter

Front

x 1,000

Back

kilo

Front

1/100th

Back

centi

Front

1 / 1,000

Back

milli

Front

Measurement system used by scientists worldwide

Back

metric system