Graphing Review

What is the name of the vertical (up and down) axis of the graph? 

• X axis
• Y axis

What do we put at the top of a graph?

• X axis
• data table
• title 
• nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What kind of information might go on the X axis?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Varaible

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What kind of information might go on the Y axis? 

• days of the week
• minutes 
• height
• hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

• the thing we change or test
• the normal situation
• what we measure in the end
• the thing we keep the same

What is the dependent variable in an experiment? 

• the thing we change or test
• the thing we keep the same
• the thing we measure in the end
• the normal situation

What is the dependent variable in an experiment? 

• the thing we change or test
• the thing we keep the same
• the thing we measure in the end
• the normal situation

A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the dependent variable?

• Growth of Plants

• Type of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the independent variable?

• Growth of Plants

• Type of water

What is the dependent variable on this graph?

• Year

• Number of Visitors

• None of these