Creating Graphs

Which is the graph most often used in science as it compares only two variables?

• line graph

• bar graph

• circle graph

What type of relationship would this trend line indicate?

• indirect

• direct

How many columns would the data table from which this graph comes have?

• two

• three

• four

• none of these answers

Which axis runs horizontally?

• x

• y

Which axis runs vertically?

• x

• Y

Jacob wants to graph the results for the temperature of each day in the past week. What graph should he use? 

• Data table

• Bar graph

• histogram 

• Line graph

What label is along the y-axis in this graph?

• Copyright 2007

• Lines

• Age in Years

• Number of Teens

Where do we put the title of a graph?

• left of the graph

• above the graph

• below the graph

• right of the graph

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which type of graph is best suited for showing the relationship between two continuous variables in a scientific experiment?

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Pie chart

• Histogram

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

In a scientific study, a researcher wants to display the distribution of a single variable. Which type of graph should they use?

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Histogram

• Scatter plot