Variables, Data Tables, and Graphing Review

Question 1

What is the Hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

An if, then statement., An Educated Guess, What you think the answer to your question is.

Question 2

This title is WRONG! What is the proper title of this graph?

Accepted Answer

How the types of juices affect the number of students that chose it.

Question 3

In this DISTANCE vs TIME graph, how long did it take Marie to get to work?

Accepted Answer

40 minutes

Question 4

What should every good Graph include?

Accepted Answer

A Title and Labels for x and y and tick marks

Question 5

In this DISTANCE vs TIME graph, at what point did Marie STOP for awhile?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 6

When you create a Data Table, what is ALWAYS IN THE LEFT COLUMN?

Accepted Answer

The Independent Variable

Question 7

Where does the dependent Variable go on a graph?

Accepted Answer

The Y-Axis

Question 8

What is always on the right side of a data table?

Accepted Answer

What you will measure or observe., The Dependent Variable

Question 9

At 5 seconds how far was the person?

Accepted Answer

50 m

Question 10

What is the dependent variable in the graph?

Accepted Answer

Number of Students

Question 11

Based on the following graph, how many people voted for trail mix?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 12

Where does the Title go on a graph?

Accepted Answer

The Top

Question 13

Where does the Independent Variable go on a graph?

Accepted Answer

The X- Axis

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT important when making a graph?

Accepted Answer

Only using percents.

Question 15

In graphing, TAILS stands for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Numbers

Question 16

What is the Scientific Method?

Accepted Answer

A process for asking questions and answering them.

Question 17

When graphing, which variable goes on the X-axis?

Accepted Answer

Independent

Question 18

What is the Independent Variable?

Accepted Answer

It is purposely changed., It is the one thing you test!

Question 19

What is the first step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Ask a Question

Question 20

A graph that shows students favorite soda would be a ______________ graph.

Accepted Answer

Bar

Question 21

The graph shows that there was the least amount of change in temperature between which days?

Accepted Answer

5 and 6

Question 22

What is the independent variable in the graph?

Accepted Answer

Juices

Question 23

How many hotdogs were sold on Friday and Saturday combined?

Accepted Answer

48 hot dogs

Question 24

Using this graph & table, what is the distance traveled in 4 seconds?

Accepted Answer

40 meters

Question 25

SpongeBob decided to see which cleaned better; Cleano Detergent or water. What is the Independent Variable?

Accepted Answer

The type of cleaning product

Question 26

When graphing, what goes on the X axis?

Accepted Answer

independent variable

Question 27

Based on the following graph, how many votes did popcorn receive?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 28

Bar Graphs are best used for graphing which type of data?

Accepted Answer

Quantities that compare

Question 29

When graphing data, the Independent variable is placed on the

Accepted Answer

on the horizontal axis

Question 30

What is happening in this DISTANCE vs TIME graph?

Accepted Answer

Going away from home, resting, then going back home

Question 31

When graphing data, the dependent variable is placed

Accepted Answer

on the vertical axis

Question 32

On a bar graph, the x and y axis ALWYAS need a label.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

In this hypothesis, if SpongeBob fed Gary super slime food, then his shell would be shinier.

Accepted Answer

The independent variable is the food., The dependent variable is how shiny Gary's shell is.

Question 34

How do you recognize the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

It responds to the manipulated variable, It's what you measure., It's on the Y axis

Question 35

When you add your range of data to either X OR Y, it should always...

Accepted Answer

Be evenly spaced, Fit on the space for your axis!, Start at 0, zero!, Be in equal increments (1,2,3 or 2,4,6 etc.)

Question 36

Why do we have to have controlled variables (constants) in an experiment?

Accepted Answer

The experiment would not be fair., Your data would not be valid.

Question 37

Based on the following graph, what snack received the most votes?

Accepted Answer

Fruit

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