Graphs
Data Tables
Fill in the Blank
Variables
Vocabulary
100
A visual representation of data.
What is a graph?
100
A chart used to collect your data in an a way that is easily readable later.
What is a data table?
100
A graph is titled ______. The graph shows the height of a plant over time, measured in centimeters. This graph is a line graph.
What is 'Plant Growth In Centimeters'? (Can vary)
100
The independent variable in the hypothesis 'A popsicle will melt faster when covered in salt than when covered with nothing.'
What is the use of salt?
100
The horizontal axis.
What is the x axis?
200
Used when data is categorical and the intervals in between do not matter.
What is a bar graph?
200
The boxes that go across horizontally.
What are rows?
200
A graph is titled 'Pencil Length Vs. Number of Test Questions'. The graph's x axis is labeled 'Number of Test Questions'. The graph's y axis is labeled ______.
What is 'Pencil Length (cm)'? (Can vary)
200
The dependent variable in the question 'Will drunk drivers drive better through a test course than sober drivers?'
What is whether drunk drivers or sober drivers drive better?
200
The vertical axis.
What is the y axis?
300
Used when data is not categorical and the intervals in between the data are important.
What is a line graph?
300
The boxes that go up and down (vertically).
What are columns?
300
A graph is titled 'Potato Power'. The x axis is labeled 'Potato Mass.' The y axis is labeled 'Voltage'. _____ is being tested.
What is the voltage of potato batteries based on potato mass?
300
The dependent variable in the question 'How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood (depending on age)?'
What is the amount of wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
300
What MIX stands for.
What is 'Manipulated Independent X axis'?
400
The variable that goes on the x axis.
What is the independent variable?
400
The time during a lab when data tables are used (think scientific method).
What is collecting data?
400
A graph is titled 'Test Subject Escape Time'. The test is on how long it takes each test subject to escape Aperture Science. This graph is a ____ graph.
What is a bar graph?
400
The independent variable in the hypothesis 'Crystals grown in damp places grow faster than ones in dry places.'
What is the dampness of the place the crystal is grown?
400
What DRY stands for.
What is 'Dependent Responding Y axis'?
500
The variable that goes on the y axis.
What is the dependent variable?
500
The information one uses to fill a data table.
What is data?
500
A graph is showing the data from a test about how long a rose will survive depending on the amount of water. The x axis is labeled ____. The y axis is labeled 'Survival (days)'.
What is 'Amount of Water (mL)'? (Measurement can vary)
500
The independent variable in the question 'Will hamsters run faster than rabbits on cement?'
What is the use of either a hamster or a rabbit?
500
An equal space between the numbers on a graph.
What is an interval?
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