Exploring the Concept of Slope

What is slope commonly known as?

• The color of a line

• The width of a line

• The steepness of a line

• The length of a line

Which mountain has a greater slope?

• Both have the same slope

• The mountain on the right

• The mountain on the left

• Neither has a slope

What is the slope of a line that goes down from left to right?

• Negative

• Undefined

• Zero

• Positive

How do you represent a slope that is decreasing from left to right?

• Undefined ratio

• Zero ratio

• Negative ratio

• Positive ratio

What is the simplified slope of a line with a vertical change of 8 and a horizontal change of 6?

• 4/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

What is the slope of a line with no vertical change?

• Zero

• Positive

• Negative

• Undefined

How do you find the slope between two points without a graph?

• Using an x-y table

• Using a slope triangle

• Using a calculator

• Using a ruler

What is the slope of a line if the change in y is 27 and the change in x is -18?

• 3/4

• -3/4

• 4/3

• -4/3

What is the slope of a line if the change in y is 0?

• Zero

• Negative

• Positive

• Undefined

What do you call a slope that cannot be defined?

• Positive

• Undefined

• Negative

• Zero