| A | B |
| standard unit | established quantity used for measure and comparison |
| milli- | prefix meaning one-thousand of a unit |
| centi- | prefix meaning one-hundreth of a unit |
| deci- | prefix meaning one-tenth of a unit |
| kilo- | prefix meaning one thousand units |
| volume | measure of the number of cubic units within a solid figure or object, or the amount of fluid a container can hold |
| mass | measure of the amount of matter of an object |
| weight | measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| density | measure of how compact matter is, where mass is compared to volume |
| fluid | substance that can flow |
| buoyant force | upward force in fluids that opposes gravity |
| displace | to push aside |