Deck 2: Conceptual Foundations: Basic Building Blocks

Question 1

In Quadrant III, both x and y values are positive.

Answer 1

False
Explanation:In Quadrant III, both x and y values are negative.

Question 2

The Cartesian coordinate system is the only way to represent locations in space.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In the Cartesian system, a point's location is specified on a plane using numerical values, x and y coordinates, corresponding to the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In the right-handed system, the middle finger showing the z-axis will be pointing towards you.

Question 5

In the Cartesian coordinate system, a point is represented as a function of angle and distance.

Question 6

In 3D graphics, a point cannot be rendered.

Question 7

Different conventions are used by programming language and modeling platforms that are available and used for modeling 3D objects and scenes.

Question 8

A rectangle or a triangle is an example of solid geometry.

Question 9

Triangles are closed polygons, with three vertices that are located on the same plane.

Question 10

A view is a collection of polygons that are connected together, which is how a polyhedron is defined in 3D geometry

Question 11

Polygons such as squares and rectangles are two-dimensional.

Question 12

Euclidean geometry is concerned with how something seems or appears.

Question 13

Euclidean geometry is about what things are actually.

Question 14

According to Euclidean geometry two parallel lines never intersect.

Question 15

World space refers to the coordinate system that is local to the object or that applies to that object.

Question 16

Any translation or rotation you perform when doing a global transformation is done with respect to the scene's reference system.

Question 17

If an object is scaled two times along the x-axis, 3 times along the y-axis, and 4 times along the z-axis, the transformation is known as uniform scaling.

Question 18

Ordered pair refers to two numbers, (x, y) for representing the location of a point with respect to a reference point (origin).

Question 19

Einstein is considered as the 'father of geometry'.

Question 20

Geometrically, a straight line can be considered as a point traveling in a constant direction.

Question 21

is composed of positive values.

A) Quadrant I
B) Quadrant II
C) Quadrant III
D) Quadrant IV
E) None of the above

Question 22

What is the area of a rectangle in a Cartesian system with the following vertices: (3, 2), (-3, 2), (-3, -2), (-3, 2) ?

A) 12 Sq. Units
B) 15 Sq. Units
C) 24 Sq. Units
D) 48 Sq. Units
E) None of the above

Question 23

The reference point within a coordinate system is known as ___ .

A) Point
B) Vertex
C) Dot
D) Origin
E) None of the above

Question 24

A point has _______ dimensions.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Zero
E) None of the above

Question 25

A line is ____-dimensional, and can be defined by two points.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Zero
E) None of the above

Question 26

A _______ line represents the shortest distance between two points.

A) Curved
B) Straight
C) Poly
D) Mini
E) None of the above

Question 27

_____ is the process of creating an image from a model.

A) Modeling
B) Compositioning
C) Rendering
D) Culling
E) None of the above

Question 28

In the polar coordinate system, a point is represented as a function of ___________.

A) position
B) angle
C) distance
D) location
E) both b and c above

Question 29

_______ is the trigonometric function corresponding to ratio of the Opposite side to the hypotenuse?

A) Alpha
B) Sin
C) Cos
D) Tan
E) None of the above

Question 30

_______ is the trigonometric function corresponding to ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse?

A) Alpha
B) Sin
C) Cos
D) Tan
E) None of the above

Question 31

In the polar coordinate system, which of the following is referred to as the radial coordinate?

A) position
B) angle
C) distance
D) location
E) both b and c above

Question 32

Real-world objects such as cups, pens, tables, etc. are ____-dimensional.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Zero
E) None of the above

Question 33

A point within a coordinate system is also known as ___ .

A) Point
B) Vertex
C) Dot
D) Line
E) None of the above

Question 34

An edge is also represented as ___ .

A) Point
B) Vertex
C) Dot
D) Line
E) None of the above

Question 35

geometry deals with how something seems or appears.

A) Euclidean
B) Solid
C) Plane
D) Projective
E) None of the above

Question 36

geometry is known as traditional geometry.

A) Euclidean
B) Solid
C) Plane
D) Projective
E) None of the above

Question 37

Moving an object from one position to another is known as ___ .

A) Translation
B) Rotation
C) Scaling
D) Rendering
E) None of the above

Question 38

___ refers to modifying the size and proportion of an object in a 3D scene.

A) Translation
B) Rotation
C) Scaling
D) Rendering
E) None of the above

Question 39

________________ refers to orienting (moving) an object about an axis and center.

A) Translation
B) Rotation
C) Scaling
D) Rendering
E) None of the above

Question 40

π radians = how many degrees?

A) 90
B) 180
C) 270
D) 360
E) None of the above