Chapter 1

Question 1

What is the vertical axis of a graph?

Answer 1

Y-axis

Question 2

What is the name of the horizontal axis of a graph called?

Answer 2

X-axis

Question 3

What is the reciprocal of 1,000?

Answer 3

1/1000 or 0.001

Question 4

What is the reciprocal of 5?

Answer 4

1/5 or 0.2

Question 5

What is the reciprocal of 1/10?

Answer 5

10

Question 6

A sack contains 6 pounds of flour. The contents of the bag are increased by a factor of 5. How much flour is in the bag? EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING BEHIND YOUR ANSWER.

Answer 6

Increased by a factor means multiply. 6X5=30

Question 7

A bouquet has 30 flowers. The size of the bouquet is decreased by a factor of 3. How many flowers remain? EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING BEHIND YOUR ANSWER

Answer 7

Decreased by a factor means divide. 30/3=10

Question 8

Which of the following is not a measure of area?
A. Square cm
B. Meters squared
C. Cubic meters
D. Feet x feet

Answer 8

Cubic meters

Question 9

A sonographer measures the perimeter of an anatomical structure. Which of the following choices is a reasonable value for the measurement?
A. 6cm^2
B. 5cc
C. 15 mm
D. 18 dB

Answer 9

15mm

Question 10

What are the units associated with the circumference of a circle?
A. mm
B. mm^2
C. cm^3
D. m^4

Answer 10

mm

Question 11

The volume of a cystic structure is estimated from Sonographic data. Which of the following is an acceptable measurement of this volume?
A. 6
B. 6 cm
C. 6 cm^2
D. 6 cm^3

Answer 11

6 cm^2

Question 12

How Much bigger is 1 billion than 1000?

Answer 12

1,000,000

Question 13

Select the sequence that appears in increasing order?
A. Mega, kilo, hector, milli, giga
B. Nano, milli, micro, deci, deca, mega
C. Centi, deci, deca, hector
D. Milli, hector, centi, deci, nano, giga

Answer 13

C. Centi, deci, deca, hector

Question 14

How many nanoseconds are in 7 seconds?

Answer 14

7,000,000,000

Question 15

The letters below represent the abbreviations for the prefixes of the metric system. Select the sequence that appears in decreasing order.
A. m, k, M, g, da
B. g, m, k, d, u
C. g, k, di, m, u, n
D. M, k, da, d, c

Answer 15

D. M, k, da, d, c

Question 16

What is the meaning of Mega?

Answer 16

Million

Question 17

What is the definition of hecto?

Answer 17

Hundred

Question 18

What is the definition of milli

Answer 18

Thousandth

Question 19

What is the definition of kilo

Answer 19

Thousand

Question 20

What is the definition of nano?

Answer 20

Billionth

Question 21

What is the definition of giga?

Answer 21

Billion

Question 22

Which term is the reciprocal of mega?
A. Nano
B. Kilo
C. Macro
D. Micro

Answer 22

A. Nano

Question 23

Which term is the reciprocal of milli?

Answer 23

D. Micro

Question 24

How are scores on the ultrasound registry exams related to study time?
A. Inversely
B. Conversely
C. Directly
D. Unrelated

Answer 24

C. Directly

Question 25

How are caloric intake and weight related? A. Inversely B. Partially C. Reciprocally D. Directly

Answer 25

A. Inversely

Question 26

How are size of a tree and its age related? A. Inversely B. Directly C. Unrelated

Answer 26

B. Directly

Question 27

How are the height of a person and the color of his automobile related? A. Inversely B. Directly C. Unrelated

Answer 27

C. Unrelated

Question 28

How is the age of a loaf of bread related to its freshness? A. Inversely B. Directly C. Unrelated

Answer 28

A. Inversely

Question 29

Which of the following is an appropriate unit for area? A. Seconds B. Yards C. Inches D. Cm^3 E. Square yards

Answer 29

E. Square yards

Question 30

Which if the following is NOT an appropriate unit for volume? A. Cubic miles B. Gallons C. Cm D. Cm^3 E. Pint

Answer 30

C. Cm

Question 31

All of the following are measure of length EXCEPT? A. Mile B. Inch C. mm D. Second E. km

Answer 31

D. Second

Question 32

How many milliliters are in 8 liters? A. 1/8 B. 8 C. 80 D. 800 E. 8000

Answer 32

E.8000

Question 33

How many centimeters are in 3 meters? A. 1/300 B. 1/3 C. 3 D. 300 E. 3000

Answer 33

D. 300

Question 34

How many kilometers are in 3000 meters? A. 1/300 B. 1/3 C. 3 D. 300 E. 3000

Answer 34

C. 3

Question 35

What is the reciprocal of 100? A. 0.1 B. 100 C. 0.2 D. 0.01 E. 1/50

Answer 35

D. 1/100 or 0.01

Question 36

What is the reciprocal of 1/8? A. 80 B. 10 C. 1 D. 8 E. 72

Answer 36

D. 8

Question 37

How many hertz is 3 MHz? A. 3,000,000 B. 3,000 C. 333 D. 0.003

Answer 37

A. 3,000,000

Question 38

How many milliliters are contained in a jar filled with 5 liters of fluid? A. 5 B. 5,000 C. 500 D. 0.005

Answer 38

B. 5,000

Question 39

How many liters are contained in 80 ml of fluid? A. 8 B. 80 C. 0.008 D. 0.080

Answer 39

D. 0.080

Question 40

How much bigger is a thousand than ten? A. 10 times B. 100 times C. 1000 times D. 500 times

Answer 40

B. 100 times

Question 41

How much bigger is a billion than a million? A. 10 times B. 100 times C. 1000 times D. 500 times

Answer 41

C. 1000 times

Question 42

How much smaller is a hundred than a thousand? A. 1/10 times B. 1/100 times C. 1/1000 times D. 1/10000 times

Answer 42

A. 1/10 times