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Graph Analysis

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

The graph below shows tidal changes at an ocean beach over a 24-hour time period.


What is the approximate time interval between the two high tides?

a)

6 hours

b)

9 hours

c)

13 hours

d)

24 hours

5.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line plot

b)

line graph

c)

bar graph

d)

frequency table

6.

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

7.
What label is along the y-axis in this graph?
a)
Copyright 2007
b)
Lines
c)
Age in Years
d)
Number of Teens
8.
Which day of the week had the lowest high and low temperature?
a)
Monday
b)
Thursday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Wednesday
9.

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

10.
The X axis is _______?
a)
vertical
b)
diagonal
c)
criss-cross
d)
horizontal
11.
The Y axis is _______?
a)
Vertical
b)
Horizontal
c)
criss-cross
d)
diagonal
12.
How do you write an ordered pair?
a)
(X,X)
b)
(Y,X)
c)
(X,Y)
d)
(Y,Y)
13.

Students collected trash on a beach over a one-year period and organized the data in the table below.


Which graph is best to display the data shown in the table?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Examine the population curves for wolves and moose in the graph below.


Which statement correctly describes the population relationship between the wolves and moose from 1968 to 1973?

a)

As the moose population increased the wolf population increased.

b)

As the moose population increased the wolf population decreased.

c)

As the wolf population decreased the moose population decreased

d)

As the wolf population increased, the moose population decreased.

15.

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

16.

Which variable should be on the x axis?

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

control variable

17.

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____

a)

change

b)

keep the same

c)

experiment with

d)

investigate

18.
How many students were surveyed?
a)
8
b)
7
c)
6
d)
9
19.

Which variable should be on the y axis?

a)

the dependent variable

b)

the independent variable

c)

the control variable

20.
Which of the following is a prediction based on a question?
a)
Inference
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Prediction
21.
The desert is a very hot, dry place. How might a coyote stay cool? 
a)
Sleep during the day and hunt at night
b)
Take a bath in the lake 
c)
Grow thicker fur
d)
Build a new home out of cactus 
22.
How many more students played soccer than football?
a)
3
b)
30
c)
6
d)
60
23.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Picture Graph
d)
Circle Graph
24.
Who has the least candy?
a)
Olivia
b)
Megan
c)
Chole
d)
Faye
25.
Look at the line graph.  Which statement is consistent with the line graph?
a)
The ability of air to hold moisture increases as temperature increases.
b)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases as temperature increases.
c)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases and then increases as temperature increases.
d)
The ability of air to hold moisture stays the same regardless of temperature. 
26.
Look at the line graph.  Which statement is consistent with the line graph?
a)
The ability of air to hold moisture increases as temperature increases.
b)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases as temperature increases.
c)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases and then increases as temperature increases.
d)
The ability of air to hold moisture stays the same regardless of temperature. 
27.
How long was the hair on day 60?
a)
20.0 cm
b)
21.0 cm
c)
22.5 cm
d)
23.0 cm
28.
A fever is a spike in temperature.  On which day does this person have a fever?
a)
Sunday
b)
Monday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Saturday
29.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Plot
c)
Pictograph
d)
Tally Chart
30.
What is the title of the graph?
a)
Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales
b)
Bicycles Sold
c)
Types of Bicycles
31.
What is the independent variable on the graph (x-axis)?
a)
Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales
b)
Bicycles Sold
c)
Types of Bicycles
32.
What is the name of this graph?
a)
line plot
b)
line graph
c)
bar graph
d)
frequency table
33.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
34.
A graph is a ___________ of your data
a)
description
b)
variable
c)
answer
d)
picture
35.
Scientists control changes in the ____________ variable.
a)
dependent
b)
control
c)
constant
d)
independent
36.
A line graph is used when. which of the following is true?
a)
An independent variable is continuous
b)
An independent variable is not continuous
c)
A dependent variable is not continuous
d)
No variable is continuous
37.
The Y axis runs
a)
up and down
b)
right to left
c)
on a diagonal
38.
The X axis
a)
runs up and down
b)
runs left to right
c)
runs on a diagonal
39.
The X axis is labeled with,
a)
the control variable
b)
the independent variable
c)
the sample variable
d)
dependent variable
40.
The Y axis is labeled with the
a)
control variable
b)
independent variable
c)
sample variable
d)
dependent variable
41.
When giving the coordinate location of a point on a graph the
a)
X coordinate is given first
b)
Y coordinate is given first
c)
either X or Y can be given first
42.
What choice would you not identify by using a line graph?
a)
trends
b)
conclusions
c)
make predictions
d)
recognize anomalous data
43.
How would you identify an anomalous data point
a)
It would be the first point on the line
b)
It would be the last point on the line
c)
It would be a point not on the line
d)
it would be a point in the middle of the line
44.
On which type of graph do data points yield a straight line?
a)
nonlinear
b)
bar
c)
linear
d)
circle
45.
When a graph does NOT have any clear trends it probably means the variables are which of the following
a)
dependent
b)
independent
c)
related
d)
not related
46.
On a nonlinear graph, the data points are never which of the following?
a)
along a curved line
b)
along a straight line
c)
exactly on a graph line
d)
part of a trend
47.

Find the outlier for the following set of numbers: 19, 20, 61, 15, 16, 17, and 18.

a)

1

b)

15

c)

20

d)

61

48.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

speed = distance x time

b)

speed=distance / time

c)

speed = time / distance

d)

speed = distance + time

49.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

50.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

51.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

52.
Which graph is showing acceleration (getting faster)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
53.
Which graph is showing deceleration (getting slower)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
54.
Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
They show the same speed
55.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
56.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
57.
What is the speed this motion?
a)
constant speed
b)
not moving
c)
speed increasing
d)
speed increasing at a constant rate
58.

What happened during A to B point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

acceleration

59.
What happened during C to D point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 0 m/s2 acceleration
60.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
61.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
62.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
63.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
64.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
65.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed away from the start
b)
Moving away from the start at a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed toward the start
d)
Moving toward the start at a constant speed
66.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment A?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

67.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment B?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
68.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment C?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

69.

Describe the motion of the object in the graph

a)

Moving with constant speed

b)

Speeding up

c)

Not moving

70.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
71.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
72.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
73.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
74.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

speeding up in the positive direction

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

75.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

Negative acceleration

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative net force

76.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
77.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
78.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
79.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed away from the start
b)
Moving away from the start at a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed toward the start
d)
Moving toward the start at a constant speed
80.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed 
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed 
d)
Stationary
81.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed toward the start
b)
Moving away from the start at a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed away from the start
d)
Moving toward the start at a constant speed
82.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
83.
Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?
a)
A
b)
B
84.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
85.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
86.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
87.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
88.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

speed = distance x time

b)

speed=distance / time

c)

speed = time / distance

d)

speed = distance + time

89.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

90.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

91.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

92.
Which graph is showing acceleration (getting faster)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
93.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
94.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
95.

What is represented by this graph?

a)

constant speed

b)

not moving

c)

speed increasing

d)

speed increasing at a constant rate

96.

what is the motion described in the graph

a)

all of above

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

d)

constant position

97.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Stationary object

98.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
99.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
100.

What is happening at E?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Constant speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Constant speed; returning to start position

101.
What happened during C to D point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 0 m/s2 acceleration
102.

What happened during E to F point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

constant speed

d)

acceleration

103.

What happened during B to C point?

a)

deceleration

b)

constant speed

c)

at rest

d)

acceleration

104.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
105.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
106.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
107.
Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?
a)
A
b)
B

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