Graphs

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

• slope

• line of best fit

• x-axis

• y-axis

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.C.6

A ____________ shows the overall trend of all the data taken in an experiment.

• line of best fit

• slope

• position

• direction

A line graph shows how changes in a responding variable correspond to changes in a manipulated variable.

• true

• false

A _________ is a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph.

• coordinate

• line of best fit

• straight

• x-axis

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

You can use a _______to show how the responding variable changes in response to the manipulated variable.

• table

• bar graph

• line graph

• circle graph

The slope of the graph tells you how much y changes for every change in x.

• true

• false

To calculate the slope of a graph, you need the coordinates of one point on a linear graph.

• true

• false

In a linear graph , the data points yield a curved line.

• true

• false

What is an independent variable?

• the variable that changes because another variable changes

• independent variables are only found on pie charts.

• a variable most often found on the y-axis

• the variable the experimenter changes or manipulates.

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

Which type of graph best represents data over a set period of time?

• line

• bar

• table

• circle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1