Comparing Graphs

What is the y-axis?

• Type of Cereal

• Favorite Cereal

• Cereal

• Number of votes

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the x-axis?

• 2010

• Year

• Profits

• Profits over Time

What is the y-axis?

• Month

• Sam's weight

• January

• Weight in kg

Which shows change over time?

• Pie chart

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which shows parts of a whole?

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

Which uses percents (%)?

• Pie Charts

• Bar Graphs

• Line Graphs

A graph to show how tall you grew each year

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

• slope

• line of best fit

• x-axis

• y-axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is an independent variable?

• the variable that changes because another variable changes

• independent variables are only found on pie charts.

• a variable most often found on the y-axis

• the variable the experimenter changes or manipulates.

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

• slope

• line of best fit

• x-axis

• y-axis