Earth and space quiz

Dependent variable

affected by the independent variable on the y-axis

Independent variable

set-up by the experimenter on the x-axis

Scatter plot is used to

show how much one variable affects another (Correlation=R²)

Line graph is used to

Show relationships between continuous data (numbers) usually includes time.

Bar graph is used to compare

categories/groups that are not contiguous (not numbers)

pie graph is used to compare

part of whole group

Graphing allows us to see relationships between _____ and _____there are ____of graphs

Variables, make predictions, 4 types

____Compares the ____ of an object to the amount of ____ it take up (aka ____)

Density,mass, space, volume

Units:Usually ___ or ____

g/cm³ or g/mL

Ex: the density of pure water is 1.0g/cm³ or ___

1.0g/mL

How to calculate density:_____ Density is used to identify substances

D=Mass/Volume m/v

Example 1 If a cube has a mass of 50 grams and a volume of 5cm³, what is its density?

D=10g/cm³

DRY MIX

Dependent Result y-axis

Manipulated Independent x-axis

Scale

Numbers that determine where each data point is plotted