Physics IA

What mathematical relationship between variables is suggested by a graph showing a hyperbola? (2 points)

• Inverse

• Linear

• Quadratic

What mathematical relationship between variables is suggested by a graph showing a diagonal line from the lower left to the upper right of the graph? (2 points)

• Inverse

• Quadratic (power)

• Linear

Select the generic equation suggested by a graph showing a half-parabola. (2 points)

• y = kx2

• y = k(1/x)

• y = kx

Select the generic equation suggested by a graph showing a hyperbola. (2 points)

• y = kx2

• y = k(1/x)

• y = kx

What mathematical relationship between variables is suggested by a graph showing a half-parabola? (2 points)

• Linear

• Quadratic (power)

• Inverse

Which of the following units is not a fundamental unit? (5 points)

• Kilogram

• Meter

• Gram

• Second

Steve is recording the temperature of an object on Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. Relationship between the two scales is given by F = 1.8 ⋅ C. Steve will plot the Celsius readings along the y-axis and the Fahrenheit readings along the x-axis. (5 points)

• True

• False

The generic equation suggested by a graph showing a half-parabola is which of the following? (5 points)

• y = kx2

• y = mx + b

• y = k/x

The process of estimating values between measured data points is called (5 points)

• extrapolation

• interpolation

• parallax

The apparent shift in measurement is called (5 points)

• accurate

• precision

• meniscus

• parallax