Exploring Mathematics Chapters 1-4 Review Flashcards
1
Q
season
A
due to the tilt of the earth’s axis, equal to three months
2
Q
year
A
earth revolves around the sun once
3
Q
day
A
earth rotates on its axis once
4
Q
month
A
moon revolves around the earth once
5
Q
week
A
seven days
6
Q
The length of a mile in feet is
A
5,280
7
Q
A pint is a ___ the world around.
A
pound
8
Q
NASA’s Climate Orbiter to Mars failed because …
A
engineers used two different measures of force
9
Q
A scruple was a standard of weight for measuring
A
drugs
10
Q
Until 1960, the meter was considered
A
the distance between two scratch marks
11
Q
Daniel Fahrenheit set the boiling temperature of water on his thermometer at
A
212 degrees
12
Q
What is the main reason to have leap days?
A
So the calendar will match the seasons or so the calendar year will be the same length as the solar year.
