Oil: Black Gold
In this unit, we examine the base area and volume of oil spills. We also discuss how oil spills have affected our environment as seen here. We look at the oil spill that occurred in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico.
Definitions and Examples.
Simple closed curve - A curve with no endpoints that does not intersect itself.
Cylinder - A three-dimensional solid with bases that are congruent simple closed curves in parallel planes. Volume of a cylinder can be found by multiplying the area of its base (B) by its height (h). V = B * h
Directly proportional - Occurs when the ratio of two quantities is constant (y/x). Example.
Inversely proportional - Occurs when the product of two quantities is constant (y*x). Example. Graph of an inverse proportion example.
Examples of direct and inverse proportion. Examples of word problems.
Cylinder - A three-dimensional solid with bases that are congruent simple closed curves in parallel planes. Volume of a cylinder can be found by multiplying the area of its base (B) by its height (h). V = B * h
Directly proportional - Occurs when the ratio of two quantities is constant (y/x). Example.
Inversely proportional - Occurs when the product of two quantities is constant (y*x). Example. Graph of an inverse proportion example.
Examples of direct and inverse proportion. Examples of word problems.