section 1.4

Question 1

what is does the meter (m) measure?

Answer 1

distance between two points

Question 2

what is the unit for volume?

Answer 2

liter (L)

Question 3

what unit measures the amount of matter (mass)?

Answer 3

gram (g)

Question 4

what unit is time measured in?

Answer 4

seconds (s)

Question 5

what does temperature measure? (in degrees celsius)

Answer 5

degree of hotness (kinetic energy)

Question 6

what is the prefix+ symbol for 1,000?

Answer 6

Kilo (K)

Question 7

what is the multiplication factor for centi (c)

Answer 7

0.01 (10^-2)

Question 8

what is the prefix and symbol for 1,000,000,000 (10^9)

Answer 8

giga (G)

Question 9

what is the multiplication factor for mega (M)

Answer 9

1,000,000 (10^6)

Question 10

what is the prefix and symbol for 100 (10^2)

Answer 10

hecto (h)

Question 11

what is the multiplication factor for milli (m)

Answer 11

0.001 (10^-3)

Question 12

what is the prefix and symbol for 0.0000001 (10^-6)

Answer 12

micro (M)

Question 13

what is the multiplication factor for nano (n)

Answer 13

0.0000000001 (10^-9)

Question 14

what is the difference between mass and volume

Answer 14

mass is amount of matter, volume is amount of space

Question 15

how do you calculate the mean?

Answer 15

take all numbers, add them together, and then divide by the amount of numbers added

Question 16

how do you calculate the median

Answer 16

put the numbers in order from smallest to largest and then find the middle term