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Metric System
Vocabulary to help understand the metric system
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8th Grade
10/29/2013

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SI Unit
Definition
International System of measurement that simplifies worldwide scientific measurements.
Term
metric system
Definition
The SI unit of measurement based on units of 10.
Term
milli
Definition
root word meaning 1000. A millipede has 1000 legs
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centi
Definition
root word meaning 100. A century has 100 years in it.
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deci
Definition
root word meaning tenth.
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deca
Definition
root word meaning 10. A decade has 10 years in it.
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kilo
Definition
root word meaning 1000
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hecto
Definition
root word meaning 100
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tera
Definition
root word meaning 1 trillion
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nano
Definition
root word meaning 1 billionth
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