Exploring Slope and Rate of Change Concepts

What does the slope of a line represent?

• The color of the line

• The width of the line

• The steepness of the line

• The length of the line

How is slope commonly remembered?

• Run over fall

• Fall over run

• Rise over run

• Run over rise

What type of slope does a line have if it goes upwards?

• Negative

• Zero

• Positive

• Undefined

What type of slope is represented by a line going straight across?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined

What is the first step in finding the slope from a graph?

• Count the rise

• Choose two points on the line

• Count the run

• Draw a right triangle

When finding the slope from a graph, what should you do after choosing two points?

• Measure the angle

• Find the midpoint

• Calculate the distance

• Draw a right triangle

If a line goes up 2 spaces and right 1 space, what is the slope?

• 1/2

• 1/1

• 2/1

• 2/2

What is the slope if a line goes down 1 space and right 2 spaces?

• 1/2

• 2/1

• -1/2

• -2/1

What is the slope of a line that does not go up or down but goes right 1 space?

• 0/1

• 0/0

• 1/0

• 1/1

If a line goes up 6 spaces and right 1 space, what is the slope?

• 6/1

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 3/1