Interpreting Graphs

Look at the graphs showing two people’s distances from home. If the scales are the same, select all statements that are true:

• Both people began at home.
• Both people finished at home.
• Both traveled at the same speed.
• Peter traveled faster than Camilla.
• Camilla traveled faster than Peter.

Choose the best description of this graph.

• As time increases, distance from home increases.
• As time increases, distance from home decreases.
• As time increases, distance from home remains the same.

Look at the graphs showing the amount of water in a bucket. Which graph best shows water being poured from a bucket?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Look at the graphs showing the amount of water in a bucket. Which graph best shows a bucket of water remaining untouched?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Look at the graphs showing the amount of water in a bucket. Which graph appears to show an impossible event?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Look at the graph and where the arrow is pointing. What is happening during this section of the graph?

• The train is moving toward the station.
• The train is moving away from the station.
• The train is stopped at the station.
• The train is stopped, but not at the station.

Select all statements that are true about the train shown in the graph.

• The train is shown stopping twice.
• The train is not shown stopping.
• The train is shown leaving the station.
• The train is shown arriving at the station.

Which story best matches the graph?

• The train travels on flat ground, up a hill, on a flat plateau, and then back down the hill.
• The train travels on flat ground, down a hill, through a flat valley, and up a hill.
• The train is stopped at the station, travels away, stops, and travels back to the station.
• The train is stopped, travels to the station, stops at the station, and travels away.

Look at the graph. Which statement is true about the fish?

• The distance between the fish and ocean floor is increasing.
• The distance between the fish and ocean floor is decreasing.
• The distance between the fish and ocean floor remains the same.
• The graph does not show any information about the distance of the fish from the ocean floor.

Look at the graph. Which best describes what is happening?

• The fish is descending slower and slower.
• The fish is descending faster and faster.
• The fish is ascending slower and slower.
• The fish is ascending faster and faster.