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Edelman
chapter 1
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Physics
Undergraduate 1
05/25/2011

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x-axis
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runs side to side
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another name for horizonal axis
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x-axis
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y-axis
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runs up and down
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another name for vertical axis
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y-axis
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unrelated means what?
Definition
two items that are not associated
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related or proportional means what?
Definition
two items that are associated or affiliated
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what does directly related or directly proportional mean?
Definition
two items that are associated that when one increases, the other increases
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what does inversely related or inversely proportional mean?
Definition
two items are associated that when one item increases the other decreases
Term
reciprocal relationship means what?
Definition
when two numbers are multiplies together, the result is one.
Term
"increase by a factor" means to what?
Definition
multiply
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"decrease by a factor" means to what?
Definition
divide
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how are the size of a tree and its age related?
Definition
directly related
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how are the height of a person and the color of his automobile related?
Definition
unrelated
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how is the age of a loaf of bread related to its freshness?
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inversely related
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what is the reciprocal of 1/8?
Definition
8
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how many hertz is 3MHz?
Definition
3,000,000 Htz
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what is the recipricol of 100?
Definition
1/100 or 0.01
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how is a way to write very large or very small numbers?
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scientific notation
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a number in scientific notation form with a negative exponent has a value of what?
Definition
less than 1
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a number in scientific notation form with a positive exponent has a value of what?
Definition
greater than 10
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a number in scientific notation form with an exponent of zero has a value of what?
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between 1 and 10
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list these metric terms in increasing order: mega, micro, milli, hecto, deca, deci
Definition
micro, milli, deci, deca, hecto, mega
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list these metric terms in decreasing order: nano, centi, giga, kilo, hecto, micro, mega, milli, deci, deca
Definition
giga, mega, kilo, hecto, deca, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano
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which units belong together: giga, mega, milli, nano, centi
Definition
giga & nano
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which units belong together: hecto, milli, micro, centi, deci
Definition
hecto & centi
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which units belong together: mega, deca, hecto, micro, giga
Definition
mega & micro
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