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In a(n) (i) relationship, when one variable increases, the other decre
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In a(n) (i) ________ relationship, when one variable increases, the other decreases. The most (ii) _________ obvious example of this involves heating water. When a pan of water is placed over a heat source, as the temperature rises, liquid water begins to vaporize, thus reducing the mass of the water in the pan. In this case, as the variable temperature increases, the variable, mass, decreases.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
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| A. contradictory | D. familiar |
| B. conforming | E. proverbial |
| C. inverse | F. mundane |
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Conforming can be eliminated from the choices, as it refers to actions that are similar and this passage describes actions that are dissimilar. The connection is an almost exact opposite; as one variable increases, the other decreases. Contradictory is similar in meaning, but not a direct opposite. The correct answer is inverse meaning opposite.
Proverbial should be eliminated as the context does not apply. Mundane can mean dull, which is not supported with context. The word, obvious, after the blank indicates that the example is quite known or familiar. The correct response, therefore, is familiar.
Conforming can be eliminated from the choices, as it refers to actions that are similar and this passage describes actions that are dissimilar. The connection is an almost exact opposite; as one variable increases, the other decreases. Contradictory is similar in meaning, but not a direct opposite. The correct answer is inverse meaning opposite.
Proverbial should be eliminated as the context does not apply. Mundane can mean dull, which is not supported with context. The word, obvious, after the blank indicates that the example is quite known or familiar. The correct response, therefore, is familiar.
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