Mod 1 Lesson 8

Question 1

Bar graph

Answer 1

a visual representation when the independent variable is not a measurement or amount; usually used when looking at months of the year, days of the week, different colors, different hours of the day, etc.

Question 2

Dependent variable

Answer 2

the variable that is measured due to a manipulation; y-axis on a graph

Question 3

Independent variable

Answer 3

the variable that is manipulated by the scientist; x-axis on a graph

Question 4

Line graph

Answer 4

a visual representation of numerical data on an x-axis and y-axis graph; used to look for relationships between the x-axis and y-axis

Question 5

Pie graph

Answer 5

a visual representation of parts of a whole; shown in percentages