Metric System Vocab

the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• volume

• distance

• centi

the amount of space an object takes up

• mass

• volume

• distance

• milli

the amount of space between two things

• mass

• volume

• distance

• kilo

the base unit for mass

• gram

• liter

• meter

• pound

the base unit for volume

• gram

• liter

• meter

• gallon

the base unit for distance

• gram

• liter

• meter

• mile

x 1,000

• centi

• milli

• kilo

• mega

1 / 100th

• centi

• milli

• kilo

• penny

1 / 1,000

• centi

• milli

• kilo

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Measurement system that is used by scientists all over the world

• metric system

• American system

• Imperial system

• backwards system