Interpreting Line Graphs
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Answer these 11 questions. When you are done, review your answers.
- 1.
Which graph could be used to represent the height of a ball thrown straight up into the air versus time?
- A.
- B.
- C.
Correct Answer
A. -
- 2.
Which situation could be represented by this graph?
- A.
The temperature in an Indiana house in January when the the heat is turned off.
- B.
The temperature in an Indiana house in July when the air conditioning is turned off.
- C.
The temperature of a pot of water when it is heated.
- D.
The temperature of a glass of soda when it is taken out of the refrigerator.
Correct Answer
A. The temperature in an Indiana house in January when the the heat is turned off. -
- 3.
Lou is walking at a constant speed on a trail when it begins to rain, so he speeds up and runs the rest of the way to his car at a constant speed. Which graph could represent this situation?
- A.
- B.
- C.
Correct Answer
B. -
- 4.
Which situation could be represented by this graph?
- A.
The height of a bouncing ball over time.
- B.
Your heart rate as you run in relation to time.
- C.
The distance a Ferris wheel is from the ground over time.
- D.
The length of your hair over time as you get it cut once a month.
Correct Answer
D. The length of your hair over time as you get it cut once a month. -
- 5.
image found at http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/graphs/practice_unit11.html What does the slope of this graph tell us?
- A.
The increase in exersize
- B.
Minutes per beat
- C.
Beats per minute
- D.
How pulse rate and exercise are related
Correct Answer
C. Beats per minute -
- 6.
What is the average rate of change between the 1st and 3rd minutes?
- A.
15 beats per minute
- B.
1 beat per minute since the slope is 1/1
- C.
41 beats per minute
- D.
5 beats per minute since slope is 20/5
Correct Answer
C. 41 beats per minute -
- 7.
Describe the pulse rate between the 3rd and 5th minutes.
- A.
The pulse rate is slowing down, less beats per minute.
- B.
The runner's exercise is slowing down
- C.
The pulse is stopping.
- D.
Time is slowing down.
Correct Answer
A. The pulse rate is slowing down, less beats per minute. -
- 8.
The graph above shows the distance vs. time graph of a helicopter beginning to take off. Explain in detail the helicopters motions in the first 4 seconds. image from http://www.bristol.k12.ct.us/uploaded/faculty/solomona/Graphing/speed_graph.png
- A.
The helicopter goes up and back down
- B.
The helicopter rises slowly, then rises quickly then lands back on the helipad.
- C.
The helicopter takes off
- D.
The helicopter crashes....
Correct Answer
B. The helicopter rises slowly, then rises quickly then lands back on the helipad. -
- 9.
What is the helicopter's approximate speed during the 4th and 8th second...
- A.
6 meters per second
- B.
2 meters per second
- C.
8 meters per secon
- D.
4 meters per second
Correct Answer
A. 6 meters per second -
- 10.
The graph shows a mans run from home in feet. Explain the graph between the times of 4 and 6 seconds?
- A.
The man walks at a constant pace.
- B.
The man stops
- C.
The man walks straight.
Correct Answer
A. The man walks at a constant pace. -
- 11.
Which statement below is true about the graph?
- A.
None of them are true
- B.
The man returned back home in the 10th and 12th seconds
- C.
The man ran downhill during the 10th and 12th seconds
- D.
The man ran faster in the 10th and 12th second than he did in the 2nd and 4th
Correct Answer
D. The man ran faster in the 10th and 12th second than he did in the 2nd and 4th -
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