Week 2 Data and Graphing

On a line graph, what do you look to see how values change?

• perpendicular

• slope

• x-axis

• y-axis

Which one would you not use a line plot for?

• To see if numbers are used more than once.

• Which numbers occur most or least

• To find outliers in the data.

• To compare bars of different colors.

Scientists combine data by finding the average.

• True

• False

Pick the option that correctly completes the question. Scientists use the ___________ system for measuring?

• customary

• imperial

• experimental

• metric

What is an outlier?

• a data point that crosses other points

• a data point that is the same as the rest

• a data point that is different than the rest

• a data point that never crosses other points

How does a bar graph display data?

• with bars of different height and color

• with bars of different weight and color

• with bars of the same height and color

• with bars of the same weight and color

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which is not a way scientists use graphs to find patterns?

• multiply or divide their data

• to find outliers

• to find where the data is the same

• Where data is not the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a hypothesis?

• something you can not see

• something you can observe

• an unconfirmed solution to a problem

• a confirmed solution to a problem