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Metrics Science 8
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8th Grade
09/19/2008

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MASS
Definition
the amount of matter in an object
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VOLUME
Definition
the amount of space an object occupies
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DISTANCE
Definition
the length between two points
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MATTER
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
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TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
Definition
tool used to measure MASS
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GRAM (g), MILLIGRAM (mg), KILOGRAM (kg)
Definition
units used to measure MASS
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LITER (L), MILLILITER (mL), CENTIMETERS CUBED (cm3)
Definition
units used to measure VOLUME
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METER (m), CENTIMETER(cm), MILLIMETER (mm), KILOMETER (km)
Definition
units used to measure DISTANCE
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GRADUATED CYLINDER
Definition
tool used to measure volume
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WATER DISPLACEMENT
Definition
way of measuring VOLUME; drop object in a graduated cylinder or beaker with water in it and measure how much the water rises, then subtract to find volume
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L X W X H
Definition
formula for finding VOLUME of a rectangular prism
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METER STICK
Definition
tool used to measure DISTANCE
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