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Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

2.
a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

3.
a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

4.
a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

5.
a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

6.
a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

7.

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

a)

slope

b)

line of best fit

c)

x-axis

d)

y-axis

8.

The horizontal axis of a line graph is called the __________.

a)

slope

b)

line of best fit

c)

x-axis

d)

y-axis

9.

Which type of graph best represents data that shows a change over a period of time?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

table

d)

circle

10.

What type of graph would you make to show how many of your classmates were born in each month of the year?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

circle

d)

scatter plot

11.

What is a variable?

a)

something used to compare the parts of a whole

b)

Something that is useful for displaying data or information that changes over time

c)

Any display of information with tabs, rows and/or columns

d)

Anything in an experiment that can change and can affect the outcome of the experiment

12.
How many more people have purple for a favorite color than red?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
13.
How many students have blue for a favorite color?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
14
d)
17
14.
What is the independent variable on the graph (x-axis)?
a)
Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales
b)
Bicycles Sold
c)
Types of Bicycles
15.
What is the title of the graph?
a)
Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales
b)
Bicycles Sold
c)
Types of Bicycles
16.
What is the dependent variable on the graph (y-axis)?
a)
Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales
b)
Bicycles Sold
c)
Types of Bicycles
17.

Best way to present: Number of students preference of their favorite subject.

a)

Bar Chart

b)

Line Graph

18.

Best way to present: Temperature of water when heated from 0 to 10 minutes.

a)

Line Graph

b)

Bar Chart

19.

Best way to present: Number of colour marbles (green, blue, orange) in a box

a)

bar chart

b)

line graph

20.

Best way to present: Height of the plant from week 1 to week 10

a)

bar chart

b)

line graph

21.

Best way to present: Number of people watching different TV shows

a)

bar chart

b)

line graph

22.

Best way to present: The price of seafood over the course of 10 years.

a)

bar chart

b)

line graph

23.

Best way to present: Number of players in a video game over 5 years

a)

Line Graph

b)

Bar Chart

24.

Best way to present: Number of people in ten different countries.

a)

bar chart

b)

line graph

25.
T7 - What type of graph is this?
a)
Pie chart
b)
Histogram
c)
Bar graph
d)
Line graph
26.
T7 - Jacob wants to record his results for the temperature of each day in the past week. What graph or table should he use? 
a)
Data table
b)
Bar graph
c)
histogram 
d)
Line graph
27.
T8 - The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?
a)
A
b)
X
c)
B
d)
Y
28.
T8 - A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  On what axis will the type of exercise go on?
a)
x
b)
y
29.
T8 - If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
a)
Amount of Sleep
b)
Test Scores
c)
Amount of Coffee
d)
Type of Bed
30.
T8 - If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
a)
Test Scores
b)
Amount of Sleep
c)
Amount of Coffee
d)
None of the Above
31.
T8 - Which of these are equal intervals?
a)
0, 5, 15, 25, 35, 45
b)
0, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35
c)
0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
d)
0, 120, 300, 400, 1000
32.
T8 - The variable that is usually measured is:
a)
Dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
constant variable
d)
scientific variable
33.
T8 - What do you need as part of your axis label?
a)
variable and unit
b)
just variable
c)
just unit
d)
neither variable nor unit
34.
T8 - You want to see if watering your plant makes it grow faster.
What is the IV?
a)
plant height
b)
watering amount
c)
sunlight
d)
type of plant
35.
T8 - You want to see if watering your plant makes it grow faster.
What is the DV?
a)
plant height
b)
watering amount
c)
plant type
d)
sunlight
36.
T8 - You want to see if watering your plant makes it grow faster.
Which axis does "water" go on?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
37.
T8 - What controls or changes the independent variable?
a)
The dependent variable
b)
The experimenter
c)
The results
d)
Nothing
38.
T8 - The dependent variable in this experiment is - 
a)
Number of Bacteria
b)
Time of Incubation
c)
Culture Number
d)
Type of Bacteria
39.
T9 - What is the best title for this graph?
a)
The effect of the number of trees on the type of tree
b)
The change in type of trees over number of trees
c)
Number of trees vs. Type of trees
d)
A comparison of the number of trees for 5 different types of trees
40.
T9 - Which of the following is the BEST graph title?
a)
Effect of Temperature on Height
b)
Temperature vs. Height
c)
Height affecting Temp
d)
How hot can the ball get?
41.
T10 - Terrell hiked 10 miles on Sunday, 8 miles on Monday, 9 miles on Tuesday, 8 miles on Wednesday, 6 miles on Thursday, and 6 miles on Friday.  Terrell is crazy, but which line graph correctly shows the data?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
42.
T10 - Which graph correctly depicts data? Notice key - one figure represents two people
a)
Graph 1
b)
Graph 2
c)
Graph 3
d)
Graph 4
43.
T11 - Look at the way the sea otter population changed from 1940 until 2000.  If this trend continues, what do you think the population of sea otters was in 2010?
a)
Less than 20 otters
b)
More than 57 otters
c)
Between 40 - 50 otters
d)
Exactly 22 otters
44.
T11 - What can you infer about the temperature for E.coli bacterial growth?
a)
E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.
b)
E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.
c)
E.coli grows best at very low temperatures
d)
E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.
45.
T12 - A data table for this data should include
a)
Flower type and recorded number
b)
Flower type and color
c)
Flower color and recorded number
d)
Flower type
46.
T12 - A student is conducting an investigation to determine the effect of temperature on the amount of sugar that dissolves in a beaker of water.  Identify the components of trial one for this investigation. What would go in the part without the X in it?
a)
Constants
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Dependent Variable
d)
Control
47.
T11 - Which crop variety yielded the most dry matter from 2000-2002?
a)
Variety A
b)
Variety B
c)
Variety C
d)
They were all the same
48.
T11 - What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
49.
T12 - A data table for this graph should include
a)
Number of bacteria for 3 trials
b)
Time to include 12 hours and number of bacteria cells
c)
Time and type of bacteria cells
d)
Type of bacteria cells and number of bacteria cells
50.

What is the scale used in this graph?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

51.

A restaurant recorded the number of pizzas sold each month for one year. What type of graph should be used to represent this data?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

pictograph

d)

it cannot be graphed

52.
What is the name of this graph?
a)
line plot
b)
line graph
c)
bar graph
d)
frequency table
53.

This is an example of ______________.

a)

pie chart

b)

bar graph

c)

Line Graph

d)

Pictograph

54.

What should be the title for this graph?

a)

Number of Favorite Cartoon Chracters

b)

How does the Cartoon Character affect the Number of People?

c)

Characters vs. Number of People

d)

Number of People vs. Character

55.
What is the name of the vertical (up and down) axis of the graph? 
a)
X axis
b)
Y axis
56.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
kilometers
b)
cost
57.
Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.
a)
words
b)
minutes
58.
Name the DEPENDENT variable from the table below.
a)
minutes
b)
bubbles
59.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Plot
c)
Pictograph
d)
Tally Chart
60.

Which axis is the horizontal or bottom one?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

Z

d)

A

61.

The Independent Variable goes on the ___ axis

a)

x

b)

y

62.

The Dependent Variable goes on the ___ axis

a)

x

b)

y

63.
Which would go on the y-axis?
a)
Time
b)
# of Bacteria 
64.

Which would go on the x-axis?

a)

Time

b)

# of Bacteria

65.
What is the independent variable in this bar graph?
a)
Amount of Sugar
b)
Type of Food
66.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
The United States
b)
Population
c)
Year
67.

What is this graph missing?

a)

scale

b)

y-axis label

c)

Title

d)

Data

68.
The leaves on the plant are turning brown.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
69.
The plant has grown 4 cm since yesterday.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
70.
The pendulum made 17 full swings in 30 seconds.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
71.
The speed of the car was 45 mph.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
72.
There is a bad odor coming from the test tube.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
73.
Jeremiah walked 50 meters in 32 seconds.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
74.
These kind of observation use your senses to observe results.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Scientific
75.
These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Scientific
76.
The leaf is 5mm wide.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
77.
The liquid is a pink color.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
78.

Which type of graph best represents data over a set period of time?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

table

d)

circle

79.

Which best describes a bar graph?

a)

Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types

b)

Useful for displaying data or information that changes continuously over time

c)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

d)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

80.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

81.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

82.
a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

83.

What is the independent variable?

a)

atomic number

b)

electron volts

c)

first ionization energy

d)

Jim Askew's Graph

84.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

nicest fruit

b)

number of people

c)

types of fruit

85.

Which type of graph is usually just a comparison of numbers?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

86.

Which is the graph most often used in science as it compares only two variables?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

87.

What type of relationship would this trend line indicate?

a)

indirect

b)

direct

88.

On our test, the most important aspect of a drawn trend line that Mrs. Faulkner will be looking for is:

a)

the trend line touches a point

b)

the trend line exactly splits the points in half

c)

the trend line goes in the direct direction

89.

How many columns would the data table from which this graph comes have?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

none of these answers

90.

What would most likely be the temperature at 2 1/2 minutes?

a)

58

b)

62

c)

78

d)

88

91.

Would you have to interpolate or extrapolate information in order to answer the following question: What would temperature be at 6 minutes?

a)

extrapolate

b)

interpolate

92.

What are the marks you put on your graph that show that you have skipped lines?

a)

tick marks

b)

hatch marks

c)

skip marks

93.

How do you know in what direction to draw your trend line?

a)

from highest point toward lowest point

b)

from first point toward last point

c)

from middle point toward last point

94.

What would be the key word or phrase to remember when deciding which variable is the dependent variable?

a)

choose to change

b)

measure

c)

neither of these options

95.

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

a)

slope

b)

line of best fit

c)

x-axis

d)

y-axis

96.

A ____________ shows the overall trend of all the data taken in an experiment.

a)

line of best fit

b)

slope

c)

position

d)

direction

97.

A line graph shows how changes in a responding variable correspond to changes in a manipulated variable.

a)

true

b)

false

98.

A _________ is a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph.

a)

coordinate

b)

line of best fit

c)

straight

d)

x-axis

99.

You can use a _______to show how the responding variable changes in response to the manipulated variable.

a)

table

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

d)

circle graph

100.

The slope of the graph tells you how much y changes for every change in x.

a)

true

b)

false

101.

To calculate the slope of a graph, you need the coordinates of one point on a linear graph.

a)

true

b)

false

102.

In a linear graph , the data points yield a curved line.

a)

true

b)

false

103.

What is an independent variable?

a)

the variable that changes because another variable changes

b)

independent variables are only found on pie charts.

c)

a variable most often found on the y-axis

d)

the variable the experimenter changes or manipulates.

104.

Which type of graph best represents data over a set period of time?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

table

d)

circle

105.

You have been asked to make a graph which represents everyone's favorite video game system in your class. Which type of graph would work best?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

circle

d)

table

106.

What is a dependent variable?

a)

the variable the experimenter changes or manipulates.

b)

the variable that changes because another variable changes

c)

independent variables are only found on pie charts

d)

a variable most often found on the x-axis

107.

What is a data table?

a)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

b)

Used to compare the parts of a whole

c)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

d)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses lines to compare data among categories

108.

Which best describes a bar graph?

a)

Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types

b)

Useful for displaying data or information that changes continuously over time

c)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

d)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

109.

What is a variable?

a)

something used to compare the parts of a whole

b)

Something that is useful for displaying data or information that changes over time

c)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

d)

Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types

110.
a)

How the mass of the dog changed

b)

How much food the dog consumed

c)

what kinds of food the dog consumed

d)

When the dog was measured each month

111.
a)

The cooler the temperature, the louder the crickets chirp.

b)

The crickets cannot chirp at temperatures lower than 10 degrees C.

c)

The warmer the temperature, the more often crickets chirp.

d)

The temperature and the chirping of crickets are not related.