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Review Set: Representing Data

Review Set: Representing Data. _________ are the facts, figures, and other evidence scientists gather when they conduct An investigation. Numbers Data Experiments Evidence. _________ are the facts, figures, and other evidence scientists gather when they conduct An investigation. Numbers

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Review Set: Representing Data

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  1. Review Set: Representing Data

  2. _________ are the facts, figures, and other evidence scientists gather when they conduct An investigation. • Numbers • Data • Experiments • Evidence

  3. _________ are the facts, figures, and other evidence scientists gather when they conduct An investigation. • Numbers • Data • Experiments • Evidence

  4. Data tables have ________ column(s). • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

  5. Data tables have ________ column(s). • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

  6. One column lists the _______ _________, which is the variable that is deliberately manipulated in an investigation. • Dependent variable • Linear variable • Non-linear variable • Independent variable

  7. One column lists the _______ _________, which is the variable that is deliberately manipulated in an investigation. • Dependent variable • Linear variable • Non-linear variable • Independent variable

  8. Scientists often analyze data for patterns or trends by constructing _________ of the data. • Equations • Models • Graphs • modules

  9. Scientists often analyze data for patterns or trends by constructing _________ of the data. • Equations • Models • Graphs • modules

  10. A _______ _______ is a graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data. • Scatter plot • Circle plot • Pie graph • Bar graph

  11. A _______ _______ is a graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data. • Scatter plot • Circle plot • Pie graph • Bar graph

  12. In a scatter plot, the horizontal _________usually represents the independent variable, and the vertical _________ represents the dependent variable. • X-axis, Z-axis • Y-axis, x-axis • X-axis, y-axis • Y-axis, z-axis

  13. In a scatter plot, the horizontal _________usually represents the independent variable, and the vertical _________ represents the dependent variable. • X-axis, Z-axis • Y-axis, x-axis • X-axis, y-axis • Y-axis, z-axis

  14. A _______ ______ is used to display and compare data in a number of separate categories. • Bar graph • Circle graph • Line graph • Linear graph

  15. A _______ ______ is used to display and compare data in a number of separate categories. • Bar graph • Circle graph • Line graph • Linear graph

  16. A ________ shows the relationship between the two variables studied in the experiment. • Graph • Model • Stimulus • Trend

  17. A ________ shows the relationship between the two variables studied in the experiment. • Graph • Model • Stimulus • Trend

  18. If the relationship between the independent and dependent variables can be shown with a straight line, the graph is called a ________ graph.

  19. If the relationship between the independent and dependent variables can be shown with a straight line, the graph is called a ________ graph. • Non-linear • Linear • Model • simulation

  20. If the relationship between the independent and dependent variables can be shown with a straight line, the graph is called a ________ graph. • Non-linear • Linear • Model • simulation

  21. A ________ line shows that the rate of change of the dependent variable with respect to the independent variable is constant. • Straight • Curved • Sloping upward • Soping downward

  22. A ________ line shows that the rate of change of the dependent variable with respect to the independent variable is constant. • Straight • Curved • Sloping upward • Soping downward

  23. A _______ is a representation of an object or a process that allows scientists to study something in greater detail. • Graph • Linear • Drawing • Model

  24. A _______ is a representation of an object or a process that allows scientists to study something in greater detail. • Graph • Linear • Drawing • Model

  25. A ________ model is something that is drawn or built, such as maps, globes, and dioramas. • Simulation • Put-together • Computerized • Physical

  26. A ________ model is something that is drawn or built, such as maps, globes, and dioramas. • Simulation • Put-together • Computerized • Physical

  27. The school physician performed an experiment to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on high school freshmen. He examined 25 student volunteers and found them to be in good health. He then had the students perform aerobic exercises, such as jogging, swimming, and bicycling. The doctor recorded the students’ pulse rates before each activity, during each activity, and after each activity. Which was the dependent variable in this experiment? 
A. the pulse rates B. the exercises C. the volunteers D. The physician

  28. The school physician performed an experiment to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on high school freshmen. He examined 25 student volunteers and found them to be in good health. He then had the students perform aerobic exercises, such as jogging, swimming, and bicycling. The doctor recorded the students’ pulse rates before each activity, during each activity, and after each activity. Which was the dependent variable in this experiment? A. the pulse rates B. the exercises C. the volunteers D. The physician

  29. A biologist uses a model of a cell to teach a class about the different parts that make up a cell. What is the most likely reason the biologist chose a model instead of an actual cell to teach the class? 
 • A. A real cell is too large to study. • 
B. A real cell is too small to study. • 
C. A real cell is too far away to study. • D. A real cell is too dangerous to study.

  30. A biologist uses a model of a cell to teach a class about the different parts that make up a cell. What is the most likely reason the biologist chose a model instead of an actual cell to teach the class? • A. A real cell is too large to study. • B. A real cell is too small to study. • 
C. A real cell is too far away to study. • D. A real cell is too dangerous to study.

  31. Scientists are conducting an experiment in which they give people different amounts of Vitamin C to determine whether Vitamin C intake has an effect on how often a person gets sick. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? 
 • A. the amount of vitamin C • 
B. the type of illness a person gets
 • C. the brand of vitamin C being used • D. the number of illnesses a person gets

  32. Scientists are conducting an experiment in which they give people different amounts of Vitamin C to determine whether Vitamin C intake has an effect on how often a person gets sick. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? 
 • A. the amount of vitamin C • 
B. the type of illness a person gets
 • C. the brand of vitamin C being used • D. the number of illnesses a person gets

  33. A graphic designer shows her plans for a new shopping mall by using a scale model of the actual mall. Why did the graphic designer most likely use a scale model and not another type of model? • A. She used a scale model because she wanted to show quantitative situations of shops.
 • B. She used a scale model because she wanted to show something that is too large to see. • 
C. She used a scale model because she wanted to show the patterns of behavior of shoppers.
 • D. She used a scale model because she wanted to show a process that cannot be copied in real life.

  34. A graphic designer shows her plans for a new shopping mall by using a scale model of the actual mall. Why did the graphic designer most likely use a scale model and not another type of model? • A. She used a scale model because she wanted to show quantitative situations of shops.
 • B. She used a scale model because she wanted to show something that is too large to see. • 
C. She used a scale model because she wanted to show the patterns of behavior of shoppers.
 • D. She used a scale model because she wanted to show a process that cannot be copied in real life.

  35. For which of the following situations would a circle graph be most effective? • A. a meteorologist wants to represent the high and low temperature recorded each day during the past month • B. a teacher wants to represent the number of questions that each of his students answered correctly on their final exam • C. a city council wants to represent the percentage of its budget received by each city department during the past year • D. a scientist wants to represent the height reached by each pea plant exposed to different amounts of carbon dioxide in an experiment

  36. For which of the following situations would a circle graph be most effective? • A. a meteorologist wants to represent the high and low temperature recorded each day during the past month • B. a teacher wants to represent the number of questions that each of his students answered correctly on their final exam • C. a city council wants to represent the percentage of its budget received by each city department during the past year • D. a scientist wants to represent the height reached by each pea plant exposed to different amounts of carbon dioxide in an experiment

  37. . How is a mathematical model most limited in its use?
 • A. It is limited by the existing data and variables.
 • B. It is limited by ideas that can cause misconceptions. • 
C. It is limited by the size of the object that is being modeled. • 
D. It is limited by the model not behaving like the object it represents.

  38. . How is a mathematical model most limited in its use?
 • A. It is limited by the existing data and variables.
 • B. It is limited by ideas that can cause misconceptions. • 
C. It is limited by the size of the object that is being modeled. • 
D. It is limited by the model not behaving like the object it represents.

  39. What does intersect mean when graphing? • Dependent runs on the y axis • A mapping exercise • Where salt water and fresh water mix • The crossing of two points showing the correlation of the dependent and independent variables

  40. Which axis of a graph usually represents the independent variable? • X axis or verticle • Y axis or verticle • Y axis or horizonal • X axis or horizonal

  41. Which axis of a graph usually represents the independent variable? • X axis or verticle • Y axis or verticle • Y axis or horizonal • X axis or horizonal

  42. Name three different types of graphs. A. bar, circle, scatter • Pie, line, linear • Non-linear, linear, pie • Circle, scatter, line

  43. Name three different types of graphs. A. bar, circle, scatter • Pie, line, linear • Non-linear, linear, pie • Circle, scatter, line

  44. What is the first thing you should do to make a graph? • Put in the dots • Draw the line • Label the x and y axis • Decide which line will be the x axis and which line will be the y axis

  45. What is the first thing you should do to make a graph? • Put in the dots • Draw the line • Label the x and y axis • Decide which line will be the x axis and which line will be the y axis

  46. What is the last thing you do to make a graph? • Give the graph a title showing what the graph shows. • Determine what the scale should be. • Reach a conclusion • Determine where the intersections should be located.

  47. What is the last thing you do to make a graph? • Give the graph a title showing what the graph shows. • Determine what the scale should be. • Reach a conclusion • Determine where the intersections should be located.

  48. If a graph showed that you walked 1 mile in 20 minutes, and 2 miles in 40 minutes, and 3 miles in 1 hour, what would the line look like? • Curved to the right • The line would be straight • Sloped downward • Sloped upward

  49. If a graph showed that you walked 1 mile in 20 minutes, and 2 miles in 40 minutes, and 3 miles in 1 hour, what would the line look like? • Curved to the right • The line would be straight • Sloped downward • Sloped upward

  50. If a graph showed the bee population on the y-axis increasing when the number of flowers in a garden on the x-axis increases, what kind of relationship is shown? • An indirect relationship • A compatable relationship • A negative relationship • A direct relationship

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