Quiz about Graphing in Science

Question 1

How many students take the bus to school?

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35

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20

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10

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15

Question 2

Which team had the fewest number of slam dunks?

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Celtics

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Grizzlies

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Pistons

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Bulls

Question 3

Which team had more slam dunks, Hawks or Bulls?

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Hawks

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Bulls

Question 4

The purpose of graphs, charts and tables is to

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help scientists visualize results from an experiment.

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make the experiment look nice.

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practice what I learned in math class.

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practice my drawing skills.

Question 5

What do we put at the top of a graph?

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title

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X axis

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data table

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nothing

Question 6

T7 - What type of graph is this?

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Bar graph

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Pie chart

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Histogram

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Line graph

Question 7

What was the temperature of the liquid in the Styrofoam container at 4:00?

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63 degrees

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55 degrees

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68 degrees

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73 degrees

Question 8

To stretch from left to right is to be...

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horizontal

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vertical

Question 9

Which axis runs horizontally?

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x

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y

Question 10

If I jump straight up to try to touch the basketball hoop, I've done a...

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vertical leap

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horizontal leap

Question 11

To be up and down is to be...

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vertical

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horizontal

Question 12

Which axis runs vertically?

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Y

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x

Question 13

What data does this graph represent?

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This graph represents the change in temperature of a liquid over time in 3 different containers.

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This graph represents how temperature can change the molecules in a material.

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This graph represents the phase changes of a material.

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This graph represents what type of container people use the most to store hot liquids.

Question 14

Identify the dependent variable by looking at the graph.

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Cans Sold

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Weeks

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Weekly Juice Data

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Indirect Relationship

Question 15

You need to take a survey at school to see which type of lunch food is most preferred by 7th grade students.

Which type of graph would be best to display the data?

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Bar Graph or Pie Chart

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Line Graph

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Scatter Plot

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Funnel Chart

Question 16

A sneaky student wants to impress his parents by showing them a graph of his performance progress on the last 5 science tests.

Which graph should he use to impress his parents?

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Graph 2

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Graph 1

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Neither

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Both

Question 17

What conclusions can you draw from this graph?

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The dear population went up quickly, then down, but then stayed the same.

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The deer population went down over time.

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The deer population went up over time.

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There are less dear because of hunters

Question 18

You want to make a graph for an experiment you did about plant growth over a two week period of time. What type of graph would you use?

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line graph

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bar graph

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pictograph

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pie chart

Question 19

T7 - Jacob wants to record his results for the temperature of each day in the past week. What graph or table should he use?

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Line graph

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Data table

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Bar graph

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histogram

Question 20

T8 - The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?

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X

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A

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B

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Y

Question 21

T8 - If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the independent variable in this experiment?

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Amount of Sleep

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Test Scores

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Amount of Coffee

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Type of Bed

Question 22

T8 - If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

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Test Scores

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Amount of Sleep

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Amount of Coffee

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None of the Above

Question 23

T8 - The dependent variable in this experiment is -

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Number of Bacteria

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Time of Incubation

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Culture Number

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Type of Bacteria

Question 24

On which axis is the independent variable found?

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x-axis

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z-axis

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w-axis

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y-axis

Question 25

Which variable is found on the y-axis?

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Dependent

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Independent

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Manipulated

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Input

Question 26

What type of graph best shows change of dependent variable over time?

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Line graph

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Circle chart

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Bar graph

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Data table

Question 27

What label is along the y-axis in this graph?

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Number of Teens

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Lines

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Age in Years

Question 28

T11 - What can you infer about the temperature for E.coli bacterial growth?

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E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.

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E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.

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E.coli grows best at very low temperatures

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E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.

Question 29

How many more people have purple for a favorite color than red?

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5

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3

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7

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9

Question 30

How many students spent 7 hours doing homework that week?

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6

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1

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3

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5

Question 31

How many mountain bikes were sold?

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22

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28

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16

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6

Question 32

How many students' favorite color is blue?

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14

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11

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12

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17

Question 33

How many students had more than 6 candy bars?

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3

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5

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2

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1

Question 34

What is the difference in the number of people who liked Mickey Mouse and the number who liked Dora?

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5

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10

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6

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7

Question 35

Which sport is the least favorite?

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hockey

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baseball

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football

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basketball

Question 36

The variable that is being tested or changed

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independent variable

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dependent variable

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control variable

Question 37

The variable that is being measured

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dependent variable

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independent variable

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control variable

Question 38

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

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Cooler

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Bag

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Cooler and bag are tied

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Styrofoam

Question 39

What is wrong with this graph?

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The dependent variable is not labeled.

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The data that is graphed is incorrect and a different graph should have been used.

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The intervals on the x and y axis are written incorrectly.

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The color of the graph is not appropriate or professional

Question 40

What is something on a graph that you have control over and isn't changed by any other variable?

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Independent variable

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Dependent variable

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Controlled variable

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Extraneous variable

Question 41

Time such as minutes, days, and months will always be a(n) ________________ variable when graphing.

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Independent

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Controlled

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Dependent

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Extraneous

Question 42

What type of graph shows change over time?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 43

What part of this data table will be graphed on the Y-AXIS?

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The time

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The food cooked

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Type of barbecue

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The temperature

Question 44

What is this graph missing?

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Labels

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Title

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Axis

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Scale

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Intervals/Spacing

Question 45

Which of the following is not the correct way to show the slope of the line?

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connect the points

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best fit line

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best fit curve

Question 46

What is the general trend of this line graph?

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The more you mow, the more money you make

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The more you mow, the less money you make

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You make the same amount of money regardless of how long you mow

Question 47

How much does it cost to have your lawn mowed for 2 hours?

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$18

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$16

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$17

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$19

Question 48

How many total people took the survey?

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100

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50

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150

Answer

200

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