Reading Graphs Quiz 90% - COLLPREPMATH

During a snowy day, it snowed lightly for a while, stopped for a while, snowed heavily, and then stopped. Which graph represents this situation? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A

Identify the graph that displays the altitude of a skydiver as he is taken up in a plane and then jumps. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A

You drive to visit your parents, who live 100 miles away. Your average speed is 50 miles per hour. On arrival, you stay for five hours and then return home, again at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. Which graph depicts your distance from home from the time you leave until you return?

A

Which graph is the most appropriate to use to describe a quantity decreasing at a steady rate?

C ( graph with a non curved slope of a 90 degree angle)

Identify the independent and dependent variable of the following graph. Indicate whether the graph rises, falls, or is constant. Net profit of a particular business in relation to time given quarterly.

C. Independent Variable: time, Dependent Variable: net profit Graph starts out rising and starts falling mid-year. At the beginning of 2006 it is at the minimum value and begins rising again before staying at a fairly constant rate for the remainder of the year.

Identify the graph that displays the height of a ping pong ball after it is dropped. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

D (graph with multiple bounce lines drawn out)

Which graph best represents a kitten's weight for the first two years after birth if, from birth to 2 years old, its weight increases steadily and afterwards remains a constant?

b (graph curves goin up and to the right)

What does the arrow represent? a. the ball is hitting the ground for the first time b. the ball has hit the ground for the third time and is rising c. the ball has reached the maximum height of the first bounce d. the ball has been thrown and is traveling towards the ground Please select the best answer from the choices provided

b. the ball has hit the ground for the third time and is rising

Which story best describes the graph below? a. Sawyer ran from his home to the bus stop and waited. He realized that he had missed the bus so he walked home. c.After a party at Sawyer's friends house he walked slowly all the way home. b.Sawyer was walking slowly along a road from his house to his friends house. He stopped to look at his watch, realized he was late, and then started running. d.Sawyer and his friends left his house to walk to lunch. Sawyer suddenly realized he left his wallet behind. He ran home to get it and then had to run to ctach back up with his friends.

c wrong

A line graph does NOT: a. show trends clearly c. use percentages to display data b. allow viewers to make predictions about data d. show specific values of data Please select the best answer from the choices provided

c. use percentages to display data