Math Quiz Vocab Words

Question 0

On a graph of two variables, the variable that causes changes in the other is the…

Answer 0

Independent Variable (or Experimental Variable)

Question 1

A mathematical picture that may show a pattern between two variables is a…

Answer 1

Graph

Question 2

A quantity which can have many values is a…

Answer 2

Variable

Question 3

The variable on a graph which is most often represented on the y-axis is the…

Answer 3

Dependent Variable

Question 4

A situation set up to investigate the relationship between certain variables is called a(n)…

Answer 4

Experiment

Question 5

A statement of what was learned in an experiment is called a(n)…

Answer 5

Conclusion

Question 6

A statement of what was learned in an experiment is called a(n)…

Answer 6

Conclusion

Question 7

The description of how an experiment is done, including equipment, techniques used and the type of data collected is the…

Answer 7

Procedure

Question 8

The variable that you change in an experiment is called the…

Answer 8

Experimental Variable (of Independent Variable)

Question 9

In an experiment, variables that are NOT allowed to change are…

Answer 9

Control Variables

Question 10

The sum of all measured values divided by the number of measurements is called the…

Answer 10

Average

Question 11

Name four types of variables you might commonly use in doing an experiment. For each variable, name a unit and an instrument or tool that could be used to make that measurement. An example is temperature-degrees-thermometer; where temperature is the variable, degrees is the unit, and thermometer is the measuring instument

Answer 11

Any of the following
Volume milli-liter graduated cylinder
Mass gram scale or balance
Distance cm or meter meter stick (ruler)
Angle degrees protractor

Question 12

You have designed an experiment to test whether stretching a spring farther will cause it to shoot a marble a greater distance. You record the distances the spring is stretched, and the distances the marble travels with each release. Answer the questions that the next slide asks you.

Answer 12

Name the independent variable. Spring Stretch Distance
Name the dependent variable. Marble Travel Distance
Name the variable you would graph on the x-axis. Spring (independent)
Name the cariable you would graph on the y-axis. Marble (dependent)

Question 13

Inverse relationship?

Answer 13

When it looks like .
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on a graph

Question 14

What is Direct Relationship?

Answer 14

when it looks like .
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on a graph