Slope of a Graph
Comparing Graphs
Science 1st set
Science 2nd set
General Trivia
100
What are the two things we use to describe slope?
It is the steepness of a line
It is a unit rate between two variables
100
A graph is moving faster when the slope is what?
greater/larger
100
"This incident happened 5000 years ago." Is it absolute dating or relative dating?
Absolute Dating
100
Is the deeper the layer in an ice core fossil, the newer or older the fossil?
older
100
What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog?
Pluto
200
What is the slope of this graph?
3 to 1
200
Who is moving faster?
John is moving faster than Alexa
200
Write two features of the ice-core fossils that help us show the past climate change.
Air bubbles, Dust
200
If two fossils are in the same rock layer, were they alive at the same time or different times?
Same time period
200
Which animal can live the longest without water?
Camel
300
What is the slope of this graph? Don't forget the labels.
2 cm to 1 day
300
What is the slope for each graph?
Graph 1
Graph 2
Graph 1: 1 to 1
Graph 2: 3 to 1
300
Which method for finding age says that older layers are at the bottom and younger ones are on top?
Superposition
300
If a layer cuts across others, is it older or younger than the layers it cuts?
Younger
300
What classic arcade game features a yellow character eating dots?
Pac-Man
400
What is the slope of this graph?
20 to 1
400
When a relationship has a larger slope/unit rate, the graph will be what?
Steeper
400
What does half-life mean?
The time needed to decay half of the total product.
(The product needs to be half in the half-time; that does not mean it will be half of the total time.)
400
A straight layer of rock cuts through several rock layers. Which method tells us that the rock is younger than the layers it cuts?
Cross-cutting
400
Which app is known for short-form videos and was developed in China?
TikTok
500
Explain what the slope of this graph means in the context. 
For every one day, Grant's plant grows an additional 10 cm.
500
Who is going faster on their road trip?
Pennington is going faster because the slope is steeper. Pennington is going 80 miles in 1 hour and Williams is going 60 miles in one hour.
500
To determine a fossil's age, what ratios do you need to compare in carbon dating?
Ratio of C12 and C14 between a living organism and a fossil
500
In which type of dating, we measure the amount of decay product (or the product that remains the same) and compare it to the nuclei's (say carbon-14's) half-life?
Radiometric Dating
500
What is the world’s largest social media platform?