Graphing for Environmental Science

Multiple Choice

What graph do you use to represent change over time and distance?

• double bar graph

• bar graph

• pie chart

• line graph

Multiple Choice

Which month is the wettest?

• November

• March

• July

• October

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a photosynthesis experiment to determine how much oxygen is produced over a 24-hour period of time.  You are measuring the oxygen production every hour for 24 hours. What type of graph is best used for this data?

• line graph

• pie chart

• circle graph

• bar graph

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a photosynthesis experiment to determine how much oxygen is produced over a 24-hour period of time.  You are measuring the oxygen production every hour for 24 hours. When you construct a graph of your data which variable will be placed along the x-axis?

• oxygen levels

• distance

• time

• photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a photosynthesis experiment to determine how much oxygen is produced over a 24-hour period of time.  You are measuring the oxygen production every hour for 24 hours. Which variable is placed along the y-axis?

• oxygen production

• time

• distance

• photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of using multiple lines on the same graph?

• It allows you to show comparisons between different groups of theories and laws

• It allows you to show comparisons between different groups of scientists

• It really doesn't matter

• It allows you to show comparisons between different groups of data