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GRAPHING PRACTICE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Display that shows change over time
a)
Line Graph
b)
Line Plot
c)
Box Plot
d)
Histogram
2.
Display shows number of items in specific categories [like colors, foods, grades...]
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Box Plot
c)
Line Graph
3.

You would like to compare the number of votes that 6 candidates received in the latest student election.

a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

c)

Pie Chart

d)

Histogram

4.

You are trying to prove that your family spends way too much money on entertainment. Your family monthly spending looks like this:

$450 food $800 entertainment $1,250 home mortgage

$200 maintenance $150 meals outside home

a)

Line Graph

b)

Histogram

c)

Pie Chart

d)

Bar Graph

5.

Choose an appropriate data display for the given situation.

a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

c)

Pie Chart

d)

Histogram

6.

How many students take the bus to school?

a)

35

b)

20

c)

10

d)

15

7.

Which type of graph is this?

a)

Histogram

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Scatter Plot

d)

Pie graph

8.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Bar graph

b)

Histogram

c)

Pie Chart

d)

Line graph

9.
What is the title of the graph?
a)
Number of people
b)
Character
c)
Favorite Cartoon Characters
d)
Sponge Bob
10.
How many more people like purple than red?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
11.

Which type of graph shows change over time?

a)

bar graph

b)

line graph

c)

circle graph

d)

Scatter Plot

12.

I help to compare groups. There are spaces between my bars. What am I?

a)

Bar Graph

b)

Histogram

c)

Line Graph

d)

Scatter Plot

13.

Which variable is the one that can be changed?

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

Both

d)

Neither

14.

Which variable gets measured?

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

Both

d)

Neither

15.

The data table below shows that as the pressure of a gas sample was changed, the volume of the gas changed. The pressure was measured in atmospheres (atm) and the volume was measured in milliliters (mL).


According to the data table, as the pressure of the gas increases, the volume of the gas:

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

16.

How many more average daily calories are needed by a 17 year old male than by a 17 year old female?

a)

300

b)

500

c)

2700

d)

3000

17.

What is the difference between the number of frogs in the pond when the rainfall was 5cm and when the rainfall was 20cm?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

18.

What is the main purpose of a line graph?

a)

to compare two things

b)

To show change over time

c)

to have an independent variable

d)

so you don't have to read words

19.
What label is along the y-axis in this graph?
a)
Copyright 2007
b)
Lines
c)
Age in Years
d)
Number of Teens
20.
Which day of the week had the lowest high and low temperature?
a)
Monday
b)
Thursday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Wednesday
21.

The graph shows the number of inches a plant grew each week.

Between which 2 weeks did the plant grow the MOST?

a)

Week 1 and Week 2

b)

Week 2 and Week 3

c)

Week 3 and Week 4

d)

Week 4 and Week 5

22.

The X axis is _______? (You should pick 2!)

a)

vertical

b)

independent variable

c)

dependent variable

d)

horizontal

23.

The Y axis is _______? (You should pick 2!)

a)

Vertical

b)

Horizontal

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

24.

A scientist wanted to see if the amount of garbage that Americans threw away changed over time. He collected information and then showed his results in the graph below.


Based on this graph, what could the scientist say about the amount of garbage that each person threw away?

a)

It increased over time

b)

it decreased over time

c)

it increased the most in 1980

d)

It decreased the most in 1990

25.

Background: Clams were placed into various temperatures of water. Use the information in the data table below.

What is the independent variable?

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