Key Features of Graphs
Explore the key features of graphs, including intercepts, slopes, and maxima/minima, with this Grade 7 math worksheet.
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Key Features of Graphs
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for short answer questions.
1. What does the y-intercept represent on a graph?
The point where the graph crosses the x-axis.
The point where the graph crosses the y-axis.
The highest point on the graph.
The lowest point on the graph.
2. A positive slope indicates that the line is:
Decreasing from left to right.
Increasing from left to right.
Horizontal.
Vertical.
3. The of a graph is the point where the graph crosses the x-axis.
4. A graph with a slope is a horizontal line.
5. Describe what a 'maximum' point on a graph represents.
6. Analyze the graph below and answer the following questions:
a. What is the approximate x-intercept?
b. What is the approximate y-intercept?
c. Is the slope positive, negative, zero, or undefined?
7. A line with an undefined slope is a vertical line.
True
False