Assessment 1.10 - Introduction to Functions

What situation best represents part A of the graph?

• A hiker starts at the top of a hill and walks down at a steady pace

• A hiker starts at the bottom of a hill and walks up at a steady pace

• A hiker starts at the middle of a hill and walks up at a steady pace

• A hiker stops to take a rest at the bottom of a hill

What situation best represents part B of the graph?

• A pigeon flies from the ground to the top of a traffic light

• A pigeon flies from the top of a traffic light to the ground

• A pigeon takes a rest on the top of a traffic light

• A pigeon falls into a manhole

What situation best represents part C of the graph?

• A roller coaster slowly ascends to the highest point

• A roller coaster descends before a turn

• A roller coaster descends to the ground

• A roller coaster rests before a major drop

What situation best represents part D of the graph?

• A customer neither withdraws or deposits money into their bank account

• A customer withdraws money from their bank account

• A customer gains interest on their bank account

• A customer deposits money into their bank account

What situation best represents part E of the graph?

• A ball is rolling on a flat surface

• A feather falls to the ground

• A hiker stops climbing at the top of a mountain to drink water

• A plane takes off

How many intervals does the graph have?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

The following graph represents growth of the plant in my office. At what interval did the plant’s height stay the same?

• From 0 – 2 days

• From 2 – 5 days

• From 5 – 6 days

• From 9 – 10 days

A ball is thrown into the air from the edge of a 48-foot-high cliff so that it eventually lands on the ground. For which interval is the ball’s height always decreasing?

• From 0 – 2.5

• From 0 – 5.5

• From 2.5 – 5.5

• From 2 – 5.5

The graph below graphs Denise’s bike ride. She stopped by her grandmother’s house before she went back home. What interval represents this part of her ride?

• 0 - 2 hours

• 2 - 5 hours

• 5 - 9 hours

• 9 - 18 hours

According to the following graph, what is the significance of 2008?

• MySpace reached it’s lowest amount of search queries

• Facebook began to surpass MySpace in search queries

• Facebook reached it’s maximum amount of search queries

• MySpace began to surpass Facebook in search queries