Linear Relationships - Vocabulary

Front

What is a linear relationship that intersects the origin?

Back

Proportional

Front

What are points where a graphed relationship crosses an axis?

Back

Intercepts

Front

What type of relationship produces a straight line when graphed?

Back

Linear

Front

What are quantities that have a constant ratio?

Back

Proportional

Front

What is the term for the steepness of a line in a graph?

Back

Slope

Front

What do we call two ratios that express the same relationship?

Back

Equivalent Ratios

Front

What is the term for the change in the y-value divided by the change in the x-value?

Back

Rate of Change

Front

What is the horizontal line in a graph called?

Back

X-axis

Front

What is the vertical line in a graph called?

Back

Y-axis

Front

What is the point where a line crosses the y-axis?

Back

Y-intercept