Chapter 1 &2 Flashcards
Two items that are not associated
Unrelated
Two items that are associated or affiliated.
Related or proportional
Two items that are associated such that when one item increases, the other increases
Directly related or directly proportional
Two items are associated such that when one item increases, the other decreases
Inversely related or inversely proportional
When two numbers with a reciprocal relationship are multiplied together, the result is one
Reciprocal relationship
Unit for length
Distance, cm, feet
Unit for area
Cm2, ft2
Units for volume
Cm3, ft3
Increase by factor means
Multiple by that number, increase by factor of 6 means six times larger.
Decrease by a factor means
Divide by that number
Decrease by a factor of three means
One third.
Do a number followed by the word have percent
No, percent is unit less
What kind of wave is sound wave
Longitudinal and mechanical wave
Can sound travel through a vacuum
No, sound must travel through a medium where molecules are alternately compressed and rarefied.
What is compression
Area’s of high pressure and density
