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intro to physics ch1
Question | Answer |
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a description of how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value of the quantity measured. | accuracy |
is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. | dependent variable |
is the variable you have control over, what you can choose and manipulate. | independent variable |
inverse proportion | hyperbola |
the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived. | origin |
the amount or number of a material or immaterial thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement. | quantity |
surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface. | slope |
an arithmetical multiplier for converting a quantity expressed in one set of units into an equivalent expressed in another. | conversion factor |
the relation between quantities whose ratio is constant. | direct proportion |
power curve | parabola |
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science | scientific method |
an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole. | unit |
the degree of compactness of a substance. | density |
a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal | equation |
a relation between two quantities such that one increases in proportion as the other decreases. | inverse proportion |
the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate | precision |
is a way of writing numbers that accommodates values too large or small to be conveniently written in standard decimal notation. | scientific notation |
a vertical line on the graph. | y-intercept |