1 Ch 1: The Basics

Question 1

The horizontal axis is called the (x/y) axis.

Answer 1

X

Question 2

The vertical axis is called the (x/y) axis.

Answer 2

Y

Question 3

Unrelated

Answer 3

two items that are not associated - aka hair color is unrelated to shoe size.

Question 4

Related or proportional

Answer 4

two items that are associated, but the relationship between the items does not have to be specified. - Santa is related to Christmas

Question 5

Directly related or directly proportional

Answer 5

two items that are associated such that when one item INCREASES the other INCREASES - aka age is directly related to experience

Question 6

Inversely related or inversely proportional

Answer 6

two items are associated such that when one item INCREASES the other DECREASES - aka golf score in inversely related to skill

Question 7

Reciprocal relationship

Answer 7

when two numbers are multiplied together and the result is one; a special form of inverse relationship.- aka 2 and 1/2 are reciprocals

Question 8

Scientific or engineering notation

Answer 8

a shorthand manner to represent very large or very small numbers

Question 9

In scientific or engineering notation, a positive exponent has a value (greater/less) than 10.

Answer 9

greater

Question 10

In scientific or engineering notation, a negative exponent has a values (greater/less) than 1.

Answer 10

less

Question 11

In scientific or engineering notation, an exponent of zero has a value between…

Answer 11

1 and 10.

Question 12

giga

Answer 12

billion, G, 10^9

Question 13

mega

Answer 13

million, M, 10^6

Question 14

kilo

Answer 14

thousand, k, 10^3

Question 15

hecto

Answer 15

hundred, h, 10^2

Question 16

deca

Answer 16

ten, da, 10^1

Question 17

deci

Answer 17

tenth, d, 10^-1

Question 18

centi

Answer 18

hundredth, c, 10^-2

Question 19

milli

Answer 19

thousandth, m, 10^-3

Question 20

micro

Answer 20

millionth, 10^-6

Question 21

nano

Answer 21

billionth, n, 10^-9