Graphing Lesson

Multiple Choice

You want to make a graph for an experiment you did about plant growth over a two week period of time. What type of graph would you use?

• bar graph

• line graph

• pictograph

• pie chart

Multiple Choice

The purpose of graphs, charts and tables is to

• help scientists visualize results from an experiment.

• make the experiment look nice.

• practice what I learned in Math class.

• Practice my drawing skills.

Multiple Choice

Jacob wants to record his results for the temperature of each day in the past week. What graph or table should he use? 

• Data table

• Bar graph

• histogram 

• Line graph

Multiple Choice

The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?

• A

• X

• B

• Y

Multiple Choice

If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the independent variable in this experiment?

• Amount of Sleep

• Test Scores

• Amount of Coffee

• Type of Bed

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If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

• Test Scores

• Amount of Sleep

• Amount of Coffee

• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

Use the Graph: The dependent variable in this experiment is - 

• Number of Bacteria

• Time of Incubation

• Culture Number

• Type of Bacteria

Multiple Choice

Terrell hiked 10 miles on Sunday, 8 miles on Monday, 9 miles on Tuesday, 8 miles on Wednesday, 6 miles on Thursday, and 6 miles on Friday.  Terrell is crazy, but which line graph correctly shows the data?

• Graph A

• Graph B

Multiple Choice

Which axis runs horizontally?

• x

• y

Multiple Choice

Which axis runs vertically?

• x

• Y

Multiple Choice

What do we put at the top of a graph?

• X axis

• data table

• title 

• nothing

Multiple Choice

What do we use to pick the numbers for the scale? 

• whatever we want

• you must always count by tens

• use your data to pick the scale

• you don't need a scale

Multiple Choice

This explains what the whole graph is about.

• the title

• the axis labels

• the key or legend

Multiple Choice

According to this graph, how many people visited this park in 1997?

• 60 visitors

• 60,000 visitors

• 6 million visitors

Multiple Choice

What graph/chart do you use for percentages? 

• Bar graph 

• Line Graph

• Pie chart

• data table

Multiple Choice

What graph do you use to represent time or distance?

• Bar graph

• Data table

• pie chart

• Line graph

Multiple Choice

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  On what axis will the type of exercise go on?

• x

• y

Multiple Choice

What do you need as part of your axis label?

• variable and unit

• just variable

• just unit

• neither variable nor unit

Multiple Choice

You want to see if watering your plant makes it grow faster.
Which axis does " amount of water" go on?

• x-axis

• y-axis

Multiple Choice

What controls or changes the independent variable?

• The dependent variable

• The scientist

• The results

• Nothing

Multiple Choice

What is the best title for this graph?

• The effect of the number of trees on the type of tree

• The change in type of trees over number of trees

• Number of trees vs. Type of trees

• A comparison of the number of trees for 5 different types of trees

Multiple Choice

What type of graph is this?

• Pie chart

• Histogram

• Bar graph

• Line graph

Multiple Choice

You need to take a survey at school to see which type of lunch food is most preferred by 7th grade students.

Which type of graph would be best to display the data?

• Line Graph

• Bar Graph or Pie Chart

• Scatter Plot

• Funnel Chart

Multiple Choice

Based on the table provided, which type of graph would be best for the data?

• Line graph

• Bar Graph

• Pie Chart

• Scatter Plot