English Language Arts Grade 12 45 min

Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects

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In physics, what does the 'derivative of position' represent?

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A biologist says her data has a 'low standard deviation'. What does this imply?

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An engineer describes force as a 'vector'. What two properties must it have?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
In physics, the derivative of velocity with respect to time is known as what?
0.Jerk
1.Speed
2.Position
3.Accel.
Easy
A high standard deviation in a set of test scores means the scores are:
0.Very high
1.Very low
2.Spread out
3.Clustered
Easy
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
0.Temp.
1.Mass
2.Speed
3.Momentum

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