Understanding Slope and Intercepts

Understanding Slope and Intercepts

Assessment

Flashcard

Mathematics

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the definition of slope?

Back

Slope is a measure of the steepness of a line, calculated as the rise (change in y) over the run (change in x).

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are x-intercepts?

Back

X-intercepts are points where a graph crosses the x-axis, meaning the y-coordinate is zero.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are y-intercepts?

Back

Y-intercepts are points where a graph crosses the y-axis, meaning the x-coordinate is zero.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you find the x-intercept of a linear equation?

Back

To find the x-intercept, set y to 0 and solve for x.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you find the y-intercept of a linear equation?

Back

To find the y-intercept, set x to 0 and solve for y.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

Back

A positive slope indicates that as x increases, y also increases, resulting in an upward slant.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

Back

A negative slope indicates that as x increases, y decreases, resulting in a downward slant.

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?