Chaper 1.3 Graphing

Question 1

Define graph

Answer 1

A visual display of information or data

Question 2

What type of graph shows trends or how the data changes over time?

Answer 2

Line graph

Question 3

What type of graph is useful for comparing information collected by counting?

Answer 3

Bar graph

Question 4

What type of graph is used to show how a fixed quantity is broken down into parts?

Answer 4

Circle graph or pie chart

Question 5

On a line graph, which axis shows the independent variable?

Answer 5

X axis (stretch like x)

Question 6

On a line graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?

Answer 6

Y axis (to the sky)

Question 7

When titling a graph, which variable goes first and which variable goes second? ____________ vs ____________

Answer 7

Y variable vs x variable

Dependent variable vs independent variable

Question 8

What does a line graph show?

Answer 8

It shows the relationship between 2 variables.

Question 9

What is a bar graph used for?

Answer 9

To compare information

Question 10

What does a circle graph show?

Answer 10

Percentages