| A | B |
|---|
| Metric System | The International System of Units |
| 10 | The number the metric system is based on. |
| United States | the only country that doesn't use the metric system primarily |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology | would like to "metrify" the United States |
| Standard | A consistant measurement |
| Length | The measurement of distance |
| meter | basic unit used to measure length |
| m | abbreviation for meter |
| meter stick/metric ruler | a tool used to measure length |
| Volume | The amount of space an object takes up |
| Liter | The basic unit used to measure volume |
| L | abbreviation for Liter |
| Graduated Cylinder | Tool used to measure volume |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| Gram | basic unit used to measure mass |
| g | abbreviation for gram |
| triple beam balance | tool used to measure mass |
| Time | The measure of how long something takes |
| Second | basic unit used to measure time |
| sec | abbreviation for second |
| clock | tool used to measure time |
| temperature | the measure of how hot or cold something is |
| degrees Celsius | The metric scale used to measure temperature |
| C | abbreviation for Celsius |
| thermometer | tool used to measure temp |
| kilo | 1,000 |
| k | abbreviation for kilo |
| hecto | 100 |
| deka | 10 |
| basic units | meter, liter, gram |
| deci | .1 |
| centi | .01 |
| c | abbreviation for centi |
| milli | .001 |
| m | abbreviation for milli |
| mm | millimeter (1/1000 of a meter) |
| cm | centimeter (1/100 of a meter) |
| km | kilometer (1,000 meters) |
| Decimal Slide | Easy way to convert in metrics |
| weight | changes due to gravity |
| zero the balance | do this before using the triple beamer |
| meniscus | The curve in water when poured into glass |
| bottom of meniscus | Where you take the mesurement in the graduated cylinder |
| Control | The part of the experiment that remains the same to compare end result |
| Variable | The part of the experiment you change to compare to the control |
