Graph
Parts of a graph or reading a graph
vocabulary
Axis
Wild card
100
A graph that shows information that is connected in some way (such as change over time)
What is a line graph?
100
This part of a graph tells what it is about.
What is a title?
100
This is the number that occurs most often in a set of data.
What is the mode?
100
This axis is located along the bottom of the graph. It is a horizontal axis.
What is the x-axis?
100
The relationship on a graph that as one variable increases so does the other.
What is direct relationship?
200
This graph displays data either horizontally or vertically and allows viewers to compare items displayed.
What is a bar graph?
200
This is an explanation of symbols used on a graphy.
What is a legend?
200
Another name for the average.
What is mean?
200
This is the axis along side of the graph, on the vertical part.
What is the y-axis?
200
The relationship on a graph as one variable increases the other variable decreases.
What is an inverse relationship?
300
This graph organizes and shows information using pictures.
What is a pictograph?
300
This is what you mark on the axes to know what you are reading.
What is a scale?
300
You calculate this by adding up all the numbers and then dividing by the numbers you have.
What is an average?
300
This is the variable the scientist controls and is goes the x-axis.
What is the independent variable?
300
Anything made with your five senses.
What is an observation?
400
This graph is a circular chart divided into sectors, illustrating numerical proportions.
What is pie chart?
400
Extending the graph, along the same slope, above or below measured data.
What is extrapolate?
400
This is the middle number in a set of data. If the there is an even set of numbers in the data, then take the average of the two middle numbers.
What is medium?
400
This is the variable the scientist is measuring and goes on the y-axis.
What is the dependent variable?
400
How much space an object takes up?
What is volume?
500
a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram.
What is a chart?
500
Predicting data between two measured points on the graph
What is Interpolate?
500
The numbers that represent the lowest and highest values.
What is the range?
500
The plural form of axis.
What is axes?
500
The relationship between mass and volume, usually in g/mL or g/cm3.
What is density?
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