physical science
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physical science
The study of matter and energy
matter
anything that has mass
mass
the amount of material an object
chemistry
the study of matter and how it changes
physics
the study of how energy acts with matter
unit
a known amount used for measuring
customary
ordinary
metric
system of measurement used by scientists
meter
the basic unit of length in the metric system; it is about 39 inches
meterstick
a common tool measuring length in the metric system
centimeter, cm
a metric unit of measure that is of a meter
millimeter, mm
a measure unit of measure that is 1/1000 of a meter
kilometer, km
a metric unit of measure that equal to 1000 meter
area
amount of space the the surface of an object takes up
exponent
a number that tells how many times another number is a factor
volume
the amount of space an object takes up
cubic
A measure unit measure that mean cemimeter
liter
Basic unit of volume in the metrics
Milliliter
A metric unit of measure that is 1/1000 of a liter it equal one cubic centimeter.
gram
Basic unit of mass in the metric system
kilogram, kg
A unite of mass in the metric system that equals 100o grams
milligrams
a unit of mass in the metric system that is 1/1000 of a gram
centigram
a unit of mass in the metric system that Is 1/100 of a gram