Grade 8 Graph Features Worksheet
Explore key features of graphs including axes, labels, scales, and data representation for Grade 8 math students.
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Grade 8 Graph Features
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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 is the primary purpose of a graph's title?
To decorate the graph
To explain what the graph is about
To label the axes
To show the data points
2. Which of the following is typically plotted on the x-axis of a scatter plot showing relationship between two variables?
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Constant variable
Outcome variable
3. The provides a key to the symbols or colors used in a graph.
4. A graph is best used to show changes over time.
5. Explain the importance of using appropriate scales on the axes of a graph.
6. A bar graph is suitable for displaying continuous data.
True
False
7. The independent variable is always plotted on the y-axis.
True
False
8. Analyze the bar graph below, which shows the favorite colors of students in a class. Then answer the questions that follow.
a. Which color is the most popular among the students?
b. How many more students prefer Green than Red?
9. Plot the following points on the coordinate plane: A(2, 3), B(-4, 1), C(0, -2).