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Metric system - scientific system of measurement.
Meter - the basic unit of length.
Light-year - the distance light travels in one year.
Volume - is the amount of space an object takes up.
Liter - the basic measuring unit of volume.
Cubic Centimeter - the metric unit used to measure the volume of solids.
Mass - is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
Kilogram - The basic unit of mass in the metric system.
Gram - one-thousandth of a kilogram
Weight - a measure of the attraction between two objects due to gravity.
Newton - the basic unit of measurement of weight in the metric system.
Density - the relationship between mass and volume.
Celsius - the measurement scale for temperature in the metric system.
Dimensional Analysis - the skill of converting one unit to another.
Conversion Factor - a fraction that always equals one, used to perform dimensional analysis.
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