chapter 1

a percentage is not a _____

unit

increased by a factor means _____

multiply

decrease by a factor means ______

divide

what is the unit for length

mm, cm, ft

what are the units for area

cm², ft²

what describes the amount that an object displaces

volume

what is the unit for volume

cm³, ft³

what is the unit for velocity

cm/sec, m/sec, mph

what is a pictorial representation that organizes data or values

graph

what are the two axes of a graph

y axis and y axis

what is the relationship when one value increases so does the other value

direst relationship h

what is the relationship when one value increases the other value decreases

indirect relationship

a positive exponent is a number ______

greater than 10

a negative exponent is a number _____

less than 1

when there is no exponent or an exponent of 0 the number has a value of _____

between 1 and 10

when we have a positive log we ____

multiply w

hen we have a negative log we _____

divide

log 2 (16)

4

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10^9

G, giga

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10^6

M, mega

what is the pre fix and meaning for 10³

k, kilo

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10²

h, hecto

what is the pre fix and meaning for 10^1

da, deca

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10^-1

d, deci

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10^-2

c, centi

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10^-3

m, milli

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10^-6

μ, mico

what is the pre fix and symbol for 10^-9

n, nano

what is the meaning of 10^9

billion

what is the meaning of 10^6

million

what is the meaning of 10³

thousand

what is the meaning of 10²

hundred

what is the meaning of 10^1

ten

what is the meaning of 10^-1

tenth

what is the meaning of 10^-2

hundredth

what is the meaning of 10^-3

thousandth

what is the meaning of 10^-6

millionth

what is the meaning of 10^-9

billionth

what is the way to remember the metric system

great

man

king

henry

died

drinking

chocolate

moist

milk

nightly