Circumference and Diameter

Vocabulary. Match the correct definition to each word.

		accuracy	A. a metric prefix representing 0.1 of a quantity
		centi	B. A metrix prefix representing 0.01 of a quantity
		circumference	C. A metrix prefix representing 0.001 of a quantity
		deci	D. A metric prefix representing 0.000001 times a quantity
		interpolate	E. A metric prefix representing 1000000 times a quantity
		dependent variable	F. The degree to which an experimental measurement agrees with an accepted standard.
		diameter	G. The apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from an angle.
		independent variable	H. The degree to which a measurement can be reproduced.
		meter	I. The length of a circular object's perimeter.
		mega	J. The length of the longest chord in a circle.
		micro	K. The distance that light can travel through a vacuum in a certain well-defined fraction of a second.
		milli	L. The values for this experimental quantity are graphed along the y-axis.
		extrapolate	M. The values for this experimental quantity are graphed along the x-axis.
		precision	N. To calculate a numerical value that is beyond the original data range.
		parallax	O. To calculate a value that is a within the original data range, but was not tested.

When you graphed Circumference vs Diameter for your ten objects, which values were graphed as the independent variable?

When you graphed Circumference vs Diameter for your ten objects, what should have been your graph's ideal slope? ideal y-axis intercept?

If your group's Excel graph had a slope of 3.09 and a y-axis intercept of - 1.23, what would be the equation for your line?

Using your group's equation from the previous question, what would you predict to be the circumference of an object's who diameter was 75.00 cm?

What was the accuracy of this experiment?