In This Age of Space Exploration,mankind Has Now Traveled to the Moon.By

question 114

Multiple Choice

In this age of space exploration,mankind has now traveled to the Moon.By how many orders of magnitude (powers of ten) was this journey greater than that of Columbus when he traveled from the Old World to the Americas?

• A) 1 order of magnitude, or 10¹
• B) 6 orders of magnitude, or 10⁶
• C) 10⁶
• D) 10-²

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Definitions:

Pie Graph

A graphical representation of data in a circular chart divided into sectors, where each sector shows the relative size of each value.

Ratio Scale

A measurement scale that possesses a meaningful zero value and allows for comparison of differences and ratios between measurement units.

Interval Scale

A type of scale used for measurement where intervals between values are meaningful and equally spaced, but there is no true zero.

Frequency Polygon

A graphical representation of the distribution of a dataset that shows how often each value occurs, using a line that connects points representative of each frequency.