Ch. 2 A Mathematical Toolkit Vocabulary

The factor label method converts one unit to another unit.

A relationship in which one variable varies with the square of the other variable is

The units of quantities measured against standards are the

The SI base unit of mass is the

A relationship in which one variable varies with the inverse of the other is a

These are combinations of base units, for example, m/s, are called derived units.

In any measurement, the digits that are valid are

On a graph, the point where the line crosses the y-axis is the

A system of measurement established by the French in 1795 is the

The extent to which a measured value agrees with the standard value of the quantity is

The SI base unit of time is a

The SI base unit of length is the

The degree of exactness of a measurement is the

The _____ is a system of measurement established by an international committee, the base units

A relationship that produces a graph with a straight line is a

The apparent shift in the position of an object when it is viewed from various angles is

On a graph, the rise divided by the run is the

Expressing numbers in exponential notation is