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The metric system | A standard system of measurment used by all scientists. |
meter | Basic unit of length in the metric system. |
centimeter | One hundreth of a meter. |
millimeter | One thousandth of a meter. |
kilometer | One thousand meters. |
liter | The basic unit of volume in the metric system. |
milliliter | One thousandth of a liter. |
cubic centimeter | A metric unit used to measure the volume of solids; equal to a milliliter. |
kilogram | A basic unit of mass in the metric system. |
gram | One thousandth of a kilogram. |
milligram | One thousandth of a gram. |
density | A measurement of how much mass is contained in a given volume of an object; mass per unit volume (D=M/V) |
Celsius | The metric temperature scale on which water freezes at 0* and at 100*. |
dimensional analysus | The method of conventing one unit to another. |
conversion factor | The fraction that always equals one, which is used for dimensional analysus. |