Physics Graphing skills: Pre-quiz

The line graph shows five years of data about a dog. What information does the graph show?

• How the mass of the dog changed.

• How much food the dog consumed.

• What kinds of food the dog consumed.

• When the dog was measured each month.

What is the independent variable in the dog data graph?

• Dog's Mass (kg)

• Year

According to the graph, what percentage of a student's day is spent socializing?

• 8%

• 13%

• 25%

• 33%

Experiment: How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades?

The students grades are the ___________ variable.

• independent
• dependent

The dependent variable is the one

• you measure.
• you change.

T9 - 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

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.

Which type of container keeps liquid the hottest for the longest time?

• Bag

• Cooler

• Cooler and bag are tied

• Styrofoam

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is this graph missing?

• Title

• Axis labels

• Trendline

• Units of measurement

What does the scale on the left beginning with 0 and ending with 7 represent?

• Number of students selling candy

• Number of cases of candy sold

• Number of candy in each case

• Number of days each month that candy was sold