1.2 Flashcards
(36 cards)
What is a qualitative observation?
Describes what the thing is. (ex. He is tall)
What do meters measure?
Length
What do Liters measure?
volume
What do grams measure?
Mass
What does Celsius measure?
Temprature
What is the metric system?
A decimal system of measurement
Why is it easy to convert on unit to another in the metric system?
All you have to do is multiply or divide by a multiple of 10.
What is the smallest unit in the metric system?
pico
How many units does the nano have?
10^-9
How many base units does the pico have?
10^-12
How many units does the micro have?
10^6
How many units does the mili have?
10^3
If your mass on Earth was 70 kilos, then would it be on the moon?
The same
Volume is the measurement of…
the space a given object occupies
What does Standard Deviation do?
a measure that is used to quantify the amount of variation in data
What is the formula for SD?
o=(x-x^2)/N
When do you use a line graph?
if independent variable is quantified or related to time
When do you use a bar graph?
If independent variable is grouped?
What the difference between mass and volume?
Mass is the amount of matter an object contains, while volume is how much space it takes up.
Direct
A direct relationship is when one variable increases, so does the other
Indirect
An indirect relationship is when one variable increases, the other decreases
Constant
the output values are the same for all input values so the slope is zero
Non Linear
the graph is not a straight line
Peak
a “bump” or high point in a graph.