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Tap every statement true of a line graphRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: term with meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: why graphs helpRead the answer and worked solution →Which axis?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Tap every statement true of a line graph

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Shows change over periods of time
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Suits a continuously changing quantity
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Can reveal a rising or falling trend
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Shows parts of a whole
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Needs only one coordinate per point
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of a LINE GRAPH
Continuous change over time is its job. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 13 Introduction to Graphs.

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Two are true, one is not

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Questions
  1. False statement
    A point needs only its y-coordinate
    Statements
    1. A point needs an x and a y coordinate
    2. A linear graph is one unbroken line
    3. A point needs only its y-coordinate
  2. False statement
    Line graphs show shares of a whole
    Statements
    1. Line graphs show shares of a whole
    2. Line graphs show continuous change
    3. Graphs are easier to read than raw data
  3. False statement
    The dependent variable is the one you choose
    Statements
    1. The independent variable is usually on the x-axis
    2. The dependent variable is the one you choose
    3. The dependent variable responds to it
The false line breaks the coordinate rule or the chart's job. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 13 Introduction to Graphs.

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Flip and pair: term with meaning

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    x-coordinate
    B
    distance along the horizontal axis
  2. A
    y-coordinate
    B
    distance up the vertical axis
  3. A
    Linear graph
    B
    a whole unbroken line
  4. A
    Independent variable
    B
    the one you set
  5. A
    Dependent variable
    B
    the one that responds
The graph vocabulary. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 13 Introduction to Graphs.

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