Quantitative Reasoning in Science

How is nature described according to the document?

• Through imagination and creativity

• Via observed and measured traits

• By using pure math numbers

• Through philosophical reasoning

When two or more quantities in nature are related, how do they change?

• Randomly

• Unpredictably

• Predictably

• Sporadically

Do all numbers have the same role in our reasoning?

• Yes, they do

• No, they do not

What two components make up a quantity?

• An operation and a unit

• A number and a unit

• An operation and a number

• 2 units

What is the primary function of a unit?

• To describe a color

• To define a quantity

• To create a symbol

• To solve equations

What part of speech is a unit like?

• a verb

• a noun

• an adjective

• an adverb

Why do we need to define our units?

• To create confusion

• To standardize measurements

• To eliminate measurements

• To increase complexity

In the example "6 cars is 2 times as many as 3 cars," what does the number 2 represent?

• A numeral

• A comparison of size

• A single unit

• A mathematical operation

What is the difference between numbers and numerals?

• Numerals tell us what and numbers tell us how many.

• Numbers are a comparison of size while numerals are representations of numbers.

• Numerals are a compoarison of size while numbers are representations of numerals.

• Numbers are mathematical operations while numerals are numbers.

What is necessary for a quantitative relationship?

• Exactly 1 quantity

• 2 or more quantities that can be connected in some fixed way

• Many expressions of two or more quantities

• No quantities, just numerals