Science Review Variables and Graphs

What type of graph is this?

• Bar Graph
• Histogram
• Line Plot

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What type of graph is this?

• Bar Graph
• Dot Plot
• Histogram
• Line Graph

What type of graph is this?

• Dot Plot
• Pie Graph
• Line Graph
• Histogram

It tastes sweet.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

The leaf is 5mm wide.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

The temperature of the room is decreasing by 4 degrees Celsius.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

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Is a histogram the same as a bar graph?

• Yes, because they both use intervals.

• No, because a histogram displays numerical data while a bar graph displays categorical data.

• Yes, because they both use bars to display data.

• No, because a histogram displays categorical data while a bar graph displays numerical data.

In an experiment involving the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three identical plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent

• Independent

• Control

• Compound

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline

• Which car the gas is put into

• How fast the car can drive

• How much gas is put into the car

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Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

• Distance traveled by the ball

• Height of the ramp

• Mass of the ball

• Where the experiment took place