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    This document defines key vocabulary terms related to line graphs, including definitions of a graph, the x-axis, y-axis, variables, data, and relationships between variables that can be shown on a line graph such as direct, inverse, constant, and cyclic relationships. It also defines terms involved in creating and reading line graphs such as units, data tables, ordered pairs, plotting data points, ranges, and interpolating or extrapolating values.

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    This document defines key vocabulary terms related to line graphs, including definitions of a graph, the x-axis, y-axis, variables, data, and relationships between variables that can be shown on a line graph such as direct, inverse, constant, and cyclic relationships. It also defines terms involved in creating and reading line graphs such as units, data tables, ordered pairs, plotting data points, ranges, and interpolating or extrapolating values.

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    LineGraphVocabulary

    graph
    Apictureofinformationfromthedatatableusedtoshowtherelationship
    betweenvariables.

    xaxis
    Thehorizontalaxisthatgoesacrossthebottomofthegraph.

    yaxis
    Theverticalaxisthatrunsupanddownthesideofthegraph.

    unit
    Awordorsymbolusedinadatatable/graphthattellshowtheinformationwas
    measured.Forexample,thevariableoflengthcanbemeasuredintheunitof
    meters,feet,inches,kilometers,etc.

    variable

    Awordthatdescribeswhatinformationisbeingcollectedormeasured.For

    example,variablescanincludeLength,Height,Time,Temperature.

    independentvariable

    Thevariableinanexperimentthatischanged(manipulated)bythescientist.

    dependentvariable

    Thevariableinanexperimentthatchanges(responds)inresponsetochanges

    intheindependentvariable.

    data

    Acollectionofinformation(measurements)fromobservations.

    datatable

    Awaytoorganizedataincolumnsorrowssoitisneatandreadable.

    orderedpair

    Twopiecesofdatadirectlyrelatedtoeachother.

    plot

    Theprocessofputtingdatapointsongraphusingaorsomeothersymbol.

    datapoint

    TheintersectionoftheXandYaxisvaluesplottedonthegraph.

    range

    Thedifferencebetweenthehighestandlowestvalueofavariable.

    interval

    AnumericallyequalspacingofthenumbersalongtheXandYaxisofthe

    graph.Forexample,eachintervalincreasesby5(0,5,10,15,etc.)or20(0,20,

    40,60,etc.)orsomeothereasyinterval.

    key

    Symbolsorcolorsonagraphthatidentifydifferentsetsofdata.

    relationship

    Howvariablesaffecteachother.Example,asageincreasesweightincreases.

    direct/positiverelationship

    Apositivelyslopedlineonagraph.Itshowsthatasonevariableincreases,
    the othervariableincreasesorasonevariabledecreasestheothervariable

    decreases.

    inverse/indirect/negativerelationship

    Anegativelyslopedlineonagraph.Itshowsthatasonevariableincreases
    the othervariabledecreases.

    constantrelationship

    Ahorizontallineonagraph(0slope).Itshowsthatasonevariableincreases

    ordecreases,theothervariablestaysthesame.

    cyclicrelationship

    Showsaregular,repeatingpatternbetweenthetwovariables.Forexample

    moonphases,oceantides,sunspots.

    extrapolation

    Findingavalueoutsidetherangeofplottedvalues.

    interpolate

    Findingavalueinbetweendatapointsthatarealreadyplotted.

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