Metric Conversions
Scientist use standard units of measurement called what?
The International System of Units
SI Units
Data that is descriptive is called what?
Give an example.
Qualitative
The weather outside is humid.
Used to compare similar data
Bar Graph
The opposite of Scientific Notation is what?
Standard Notation
How many significant figures are present in the number 4,065?
4
Convert 1.85 m to cm
185 cm
*decimal moves 2 places to the right
Data that includes a numeric value is called what?
Give an example.
Quantitative
There are 18 students in the classroom.
What does a Pie Chart show?
Shows parts of a whole
What is the constant in Scientific Notation?
x 10^
(times ten to the power of a number)
How many significant figures are present in the number 5,067,821?
Convert 1,250 millimoles to moles
1.25 moles
*decimal moves 3 places to the right
Qualitative or Quantitative?
Quantitative
Shows continuous changes
A Line Graph
What does the exponent tell you in a Scientific Notation problem?
The exponent tells you how many places to move the decimal.
Round the following to 4 significant figures:
578.683 m
578.7 m
Convert 19 m to km
0.019 km
*decimal moved 3 places to the left
Qualitative or Quantitative?
Quantitative
What type of graph would be best used to compare movie box office sales? Why?
A Bar Graph
An artist measured 0.00000003500 mL of paint. Write that number in scientific notation.
3.5 x 10^-8 mL
*decimal moves 8 places to the right
Round the following to 4 significant figures:
47.333 kg
47.33 kg
1 mm is how many meters?
0.001 m
*decimal moves 3 places to the left
Qualitative or Quantitative?
Qualitative
What type of graph would be best used to show fluctuations in the Stock Market (goes up and down)? Why?
A Line Graph
Write 1.47 x 10^3 meters in standard notation
1,470 meters
*decimal moves 3 places to the right
Round the following to 4 significant figures:
789.5 cm
789.5 cm