Graphing for Science

What type of graph best shows comparison of dependent variable?

• Circle chart

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Data table

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

• Copyright 2007

• Lines

• Age in Years

• Number of Teens

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

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

• E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.

• E.coli grows best at very low temperatures

• E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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

• X axis

• Y axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What do we put at the top of a graph?

• X axis

• data table

• title 

• nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The x-axis shows

• time

• carbon dioxide concentration

• science

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The y-axis shows

• time

• CO2 concentration

• science

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

According to the pie chart, how much of a house's water usage is for showers?

• 26.7%

• 13.7%

• 21.7%

• 16.8%

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

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

What is this graph missing?

• Axes

• Title

• Categories

• None of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1