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Test Description: Review questions from the graphing unit.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a bar graph best used for?
A
comparing groups or categories
B
showing changes over time
C
comparing parts of a whole
D
showing the effect of one variable on another
2) What is a line graph best used for?
A
showing the effect of one variable on another
B
showing changes over time
C
comparing parts of a whole
D
comparing groups or categories
3) What is a scatterplot best used for?
A
showing the effect of one variable on another
B
comparing parts of a whole
C
comparing groups or categories
D
showing changes over time
4) Which axis is on the bottom of the graph?
A
the a-axis
B
the x-axis
C
the y-axis
D
the b-axis
5) Which variable belongs on the x-axis?
A
the control variable
B
the dependent variable
C
the independent variable
D
both variables
6) Which axis is vertical, or straight up and down?
A
the a-axis
B
the b-axis
C
the y-axis
D
the x-axis
7) What is the name for data that uses words to describe something?
A
numerical data
B
qualitative data
C
descriptive data
D
quantitative data
8) What is the name for data that uses numbers to describe something?
A
qualitative data
B
quantitative data
C
descriptive data
D
numerical data
9) Which type of graph would be the best to compare how much protein different types of meat have?
A
line graph
B
pie graph
C
bar graph
D
scatterplot
10) Which type of graph would be best to show the number of leaves on a tree throughout the year?
A
line graph
B
scatterplot
C
bar graph
D
pie graph
11) What type of graph would be best to show what percentage of students in a class got A's, B's, C's, or D's?
A
bar graph
B
line graph
C
pie graph
D
scatterplot
12) Which variable belongs on the y-axis?
A
independent variable
B
control variable
C
both variables
D
dependent variable
13) A weatherman records the amount of rain that fell in Portland, Oregon each day for a year. What type of graph should he use?
A
bar graph
B
line graph
C
pie graph
D
scatterplot
14) The percentages of white, wheat, and rye bread sold at a supermarket each week is best shown using what type of graph?
A
line graph
B
bar graph
C
pie graph
D
scatterplot
15) In an experiment, the variable that is changed to test the hypothesis is called the...
A
responding variable
B
dependent variable
C
control variable
D
independent variable
16) What happens to the dependent variable in a controlled experiment?
A
It changes as the independent variable changes
B
It is proved or disproved
C
It does not change
D
It causes the independent variable to change
17) In an experiment to find out how the height from which a student drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces, the independent variable is the...
A
height that the ball bounces
B
height that the ball is dropped from
C
force acting on the ball
D
diameter of the ball
18) In an experiment to find out how the height from which a student drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces, the dependent variable is the...
A
height that the ball is dropped from
B
diameter of the ball
C
force acting on the ball
D
height that the ball bounces
19) .In an experiment studying how increasing amounts of acid rain affect the number of organisms in a pond, which of the following would be the dependent variable?
A
organisms in rain water
B
a mixture of pond water and acid
C
acid rain and non-acid rain
D
number of organisms in the pond
20) All of the following must be included on each axis, except...
A
a key, or legend
B
intervals that are equal
C
units, if necessary
D
axis label
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