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Metric System

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

METRIC SYSTEM

THE DECIMAL MEASURING SYSTEM BASED ON THE METER, LITER, AND GRAM AS UNITS OF LENGTH, CAPACITY, AND WEIGHT OR MASS.
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VOLUME

THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT A SUBSTANCE

MASS

THE PROPERTY OF MATTER THAT MEASURES ITS RESISTANCE TO ACCELERATION.
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LENGTH

THE MEASUREMENT OR EXTENT OF SOMETHING FROM END TO END

MATTER

PHYSICAL SUBSTANCE IN GENERAL

TEMPERATURE

THE DEGREE OR INTENSITY OF HEAT PRESENT IN A SUBSTANCE OR OBJECT
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CELSIUS

THE SCALE OF TEMPERATURE IN WHICH WATER FREEZES AT 0° AND BOILS AT 100° UNDER STANDARD CONDITIONS.

GRAMS

A METRIC UNIT OF MASS EQUAL TO ONE THOUSANDTH OF A KILOGRAM.
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LITER

A METRIC UNIT OF CAPACITY, FORMERLY DEFINED AS THE VOLUME OF 1 KILOGRAM OF WATER UNDER STANDARD CONDITIONS, NOW EQUAL TO 1,000 CUBIC CENTIMETERS (ABOUT 1.75 PINTS).
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METER

THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LENGTH IN THE METRIC SYSTEM, EQUAL TO 100 CENTIMETERS OR APPROXIMATELY 39.37 INCHES.

BALANCE

THE WEIGHT FOR MASS
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SCALE

TO MEASURE THE WEIGHT

THERMOMETER

TO MEASURE HOW COLD OR HOT IT IS
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RULER

TO MEASURE IN INCHES
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BEAKER

TO PUT HOT WATER
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GRADUATED CYLINDER

TO MEASURE WATER
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FLASK

PUT ON HOT THINGS
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WATER DISPLACEMENT

TO MEASURE THE MASS OF THE ROCK