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1
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base unit for length

A

meter (m)

2
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base unit for mass

A

kilogram (kg)

3
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base unit for temperature

A

Kelvin (K)

4
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base unit of time

A

seconds (s)

5
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speed

A

distance traveled per time interval

6
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volume

A

the amount of space an object can occupy

7
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density

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the density of an object is obtained by dividing its mass by its volume m/v

8
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direct relationship`

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this exists between 2 variable when an increase of one variable results in an increase of the other., or decrease of one results in a decrease of the other.

9
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inverse relationship

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between two variables is when one increases and the other decreases, or when one decreases and the other increases.