Chapter 1: the basics

Question 1

Giga

Answer 1

billion

Question 2

mega

Answer 2

million

Question 3

kilo

Answer 3

thousand

Question 4

hector

Answer 4

hundred

Question 5

deca

Answer 5

ten

Question 6

deci

Answer 6

tenth

Question 7

centi

Answer 7

hundredth

Question 8

milli

Answer 8

thousandth

Question 9

micro

Answer 9

millionth

Question 10

nano

Answer 10

billionth

Question 11

for a numerical answer to be comprehensive, it requires a…

Answer 11

Unit

Question 12

Increase by a factor

Answer 12

to multiply by that number
ex: increase by a factor of 3 means 3 times larger.

Question 13

Decrease by a factor

Answer 13

to divide by that number
ex: decrease by a factor of 2 means one-half.

Question 14

Horizontal axis
runs __ to __

Answer 14

x-axis
side to side

Question 15

Vertical axis
runs __ to __

Answer 15

y-axis
up and down

Question 16

go
make
kyle
hector
danny
dave
clean
my
messy
nissan

Answer 16

giga
mega
kilo
hecta
deca
deci
centi
milli
micro
nano

Question 17

Two items that are not associated

Answer 17

unrelated
ex; hair color is unrelated to shoe size

Question 18

Directly related

Answer 18

two items that are associated such that when one item increases, the other increases, as well.
ex: skill is directly related to experience

Question 19

Directly proportional

Answer 19

two items that are associated. When one item increases, the other increases, too.
ex: clothing is directly proportional to one’s weight

Question 20

related

Answer 20

two items that are associated or affiliated. However the relationship between the items does not have to be specified
ex: weight is related to dieting.

Question 21

proportional

Answer 21

two items that are related. The relationship between the items is not determined.
ex; Exam score is proportional to studying.

Question 22

inversely related

Answer 22

two items are associated that when one item increases, the other decreases
ex: Gold score is inversely related to skill

Question 23

inversely proportional

Answer 23

two items that when one of the items increase the other will decrease as a result.
ex: Grades in school are inversely proportional to partying.

Question 24

reciprocal relationship

Answer 24

Special form of inverse relationship. when two numbers with a reciprocal relationship are multiplied together, the result is one.
ex: 2 and 1/2 are reciprocals.

Question 25

G & n

Answer 25

Giga & nano
billions and billionths

Question 26

millions & millionths

Answer 26

mega & micro
M & µ

Question 27

kilo & milli

Answer 27

k & m
thousand & thousandths

Question 28

h & c

Answer 28

hundreds and hundredths
hecto & centi

Question 29

da & d

Answer 29

tens & tenths
deca & deci

Question 30

positive exponent

Answer 30

value greater than 10
ex: 1,000,000 + 1.0 x 10^6

Question 31

negative exponent

Answer 31

value less than 1
ex: 0.0000000124 = 1.24 x 10^-7

Question 32

exponent of zero

Answer 32

value between 1 and 10
ex: 1742 +1.742 x 10^3

Question 33

units of length

Answer 33

cm, mm, feet, inches

Question 34

units of area

Answer 34

cm² , ft²

Question 35

units of volume

Answer 35

cm³, ft³

Question 36

1000 mg to g

Answer 36

1 g
divide by 1,000

Question 37

1 L to mL

Answer 37

1,000 mL
multiply by 1,000

Question 38

160 cm to mm

Answer 38

1600 mm
multiply by 10

Question 39

14 km to m

Answer 39

14,000 m
multiply by 1,000

Question 40

100 g to kg

Answer 40

0.01 kg
divide by 1,000

Question 41

250 m to km

Answer 41

0.25
divide by 1,000

Question 42

56 cm (<,>,=) 6 m?

Answer 42

<, 56 cm is less than 6 meters.
56 cm/100 = 0.56 meters

Question 43

7 g (<,>,=) 698 mg ?

Answer 43

> , 7 g is greater than 698 mg
7 g*1,000= 7,000

Question 44

How are the size of a tree and its age related?
a. inversely
b. directly
c. unrelated

Answer 44

B. directly

Question 45

how is the age of a loaf related to its freshness?
a. inversely
b. directly
c. unrelated

Answer 45

inversely

Question 46

how are the height of a person and the color of his car related?
a. inversely
b. directly
c. unrelated

Answer 46

c. unrelated

Question 47

which of the following is an appropriate unit for area?
A. seconds
b. yards
c. inches
d. cm^3
e. square yards

Answer 47

E. square yards. area is measures in units of length squared

Question 48

List the following in INCREASING order
A. mega
B. micro
C. millie
D. hecto
E. deca
F. deci

Answer 48

B,C,F,E,D,A or micro, millie, deci, deca, hecto, mega

Question 49

List the following in decreasing order
A. nano
B. centi
C. giga
D. kilo
E. hecto
F. micro

Answer 49

C,D,E,B,F,A or giga, kilo, hecto, centi, micro, nano

Question 50

how many milliliters are in 8 liters
a. 1/8
b. 8
c. 80
d. 800
e. 8,000

Answer 50

E. 8,000
1 liter =1,000 milliliters
8x1,000= 8,000

Question 51

how many centimeters are in 3 meters
a. 1/300
b. 1/3
c. 3
d. 300
e. 3,000

Answer 51

D. 300
there are 100 cm in 1 m
3x100=300 cm

Question 52

how many kilometers are in 3,000?
1/300
1/3
3
300
3,000

Answer 52

3

Question 53

what is the reciprocal of 100?
0.1
100
0.2
0.01
1/50

Answer 53

1/100 or 0.01

Question 54

what is the reciprocal of 1/8?
80
10
1
8
71

Answer 54

8

Question 55

how many hertz is 3 MHz
3,000,000
3,000
333
0.003

Answer 55

3,000,000

Question 56

how many mL are contained in a jar filled with 5 liters of fluid?
5
5,000
500
0.005

Answer 56

5,000

Question 57

how much bigger is a thousand than ten

Answer 57

a thousand is 100 times greater than ten

Question 58

how much bigger is a billion than a million

Answer 58

a billion is a 1,000 times greater than a million

Question 59

how much smaller is a hundred than a thousand?

Answer 59

a hundred is one-tenth of a thousand