Patterns Physics Test 1

the horizontal axis of a graph

• x-axis

• y-axis

• z-axis

• primary axis

the vertical axis of a graph

• x-axis

• y-axis

• z-axis

• secondary axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Quick way to remember:

x = right and left (horizontal)

y = to the sky (vertical)

Hear the rhyme?

• Yes

• No

a quantity that may change within the context of a mathematical problem or experiment.

• variable

• constant

• data point

• quantity

Variables are typically represented by

• a single letter

• a word

• a number

• a picture

the variable a scientist changes in the experiment.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Primary Variable

• Vertical Variable

the variable a scientist is measuring a response in.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Primary Variable

• Vertical Variable

Another term for the equation or rule found in the data.

• Mathematical Model

• Elementary Model

• Behavioral Model

• Scientific Model

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

It is represented by the equation y=b, where b is the y-intercept.

• Horizontal Line Pattern

• Linear Pattern

• Quadratic Pattern

• Inverse Pattern

It is represented by the equation y=ax+b where a is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.

• Horizontal Line Pattern

• Linear Pattern

• Quadratic Pattern

• Inverse Pattern