Graphing pretest

Name

1. All line graphs and bar graphs must include the following: (check each box that applies)

• Title
• Independent/manipulated variable
• dependent/responding variable
• scale for each variable
• unit for each scale

2. The independent/manipulated variable is the variable that

• describes something
• is controlled by the experimenter
• the result of what happens in the experiment

3. The dependent/responding variable is the variable that

• is directly affected by the independent/manipulative variable
• is controlled by the experimenter
• describes something

4. A line or bar graph would have

• an X and a Y axis
• Just an X axis
• Just a Y axis
• None of the above

5. A descriptive title is necessary to

• be pretty
• tell a story
• give the reader an idea about what the graph is showing

6. The scale on a graph's axis must include

• a pic
• a dot
• a label and a unit of measure

7. The independent/manipulated variable goes on the

• X axis
• Y axis

8. The dependent/responding variable goes on the

• X axis
• Y axis

9. The Y axis measures

• speed
• time