Line Graphs and variables

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

• 55 degrees

• 68 degrees

• 73 degrees

• 63 degrees

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Identify the dependent variable by looking at the graph.

• Weeks

• Weekly Juice Data

• Cans Sold

• Indirect Relationship

Which team had the fewest number of slam dunks?

• Celtics
• Grizzlies
• Pistons
• Bulls

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

• 3
• 5
• 7
• 9

How many total people took the survey?

• 50
• 150
• 100
• 200

What is the name of the vertical (up and down) axis of the graph? 

• X axis
• Y axis

What do we put at the top of a graph?

• X axis
• data table
• title 
• nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What do we use to pick the numbers for the scale? 

• whatever we want
• you must always count by tens
• use your data to pick the scale
• you don't need a scale

What kind of information might go on the X axis?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Varaible

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

• the thing we change or test
• the normal situation
• what we measure in the end
• the thing we keep the same