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Metric System and Graphing Flashcards

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1
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What is Standard Deviation?

A

It is a measure that is used to quantify the amount of variation in a set of data

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What are the different units of measurement?

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Length - meter (m)
Mass - kilogram (kg)
Volume - liter (L)
Time - second (s)
Temperature - kelvin (K)

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How many base units are in a kilo?

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1,000

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What is the difference between median and range?

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Median is the number in the middle of the set of data while range is the difference between the largest and smallest number in the set of data

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What are the steps to finding standard deviation?

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  1. Find Mean
  2. Find the Variance
  3. Find Standard Deviation
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How do you find the Variance of a set of data?

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You find this by finding the how far each number is from the mean, squaring them all, and finding the mean of those set of numbers

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T/F?
You find the mean by adding all of the numbers in the data set together and then dividing it by the amount of numbers

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True

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What is the range for the following set of data?
24 cm, 15 cm, 17 cm, 20 cm, 18 cm

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9 cm

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What is the difference between the independent and dependent variable?

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A dependent variable is relying on the independent variable to be able to change while the independent variable doesn’t need anything

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What line is the independent variable located on?

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Horizontal line (x-axis)

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Volume is the measurement of what?

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The space between a given object occupies

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What line is the dependent variable located on?

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Vertical line (y-axis)

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How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?

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Three

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What is it called when you make predictions within given data?

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Interpolation

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What is mass?

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Mass is the amount of matter in a given object

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What is the difference between mass and volume?

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The difference between the two is that volume takes up space while mass is the amount of matter taken up

17
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What is direct relationship?

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A relationship where variables increase and decrease together

18
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What is an indirect relationship?

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A negative relationship between two variables (Line goes down)

19
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What is a constant relationship?

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A proportional relationship that has a constant ratio between two variables (straight line)

20
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What is a non-linear relationship?

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There is no a straight line or direct relationship between an independent and dependent variable

21
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How many nm are in 4.5 cm?

A

45000000

22
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How many mm are in 72 μm?

A

0.072 mm

23
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1 nm = 10^?m

A

-9

24
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What is μ prefix?

A

Micro

25
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1 μm = 10^?m

A

-6

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