Physical Science

Chapter 1: The Nature of Physical Science

Make and Use Graphs

1.
According to the graph, which object took the longest to fall?

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A)book
B)paper
C)shoe
D)tissue
2.
Which two liquids have most similar densities?

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A)oil and water
B)oil and corn syrup
C)corn syrup and water
D)corn syrup and orange juice
3.
Which type of heating fuel is used least?

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A)electric
B)gas
C)other
D)steam
4.
How much heating is done by gas?

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A)50 percent
B)25 percent
C)10 percent
D)5 percent
5.
According to the graph, how many classrooms have 27 students?

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A)1
B)3
C)4
D)5
6.
The graph shows how the speed of a book changes as it slides across a table. At which time interval does the book begin to slow down?

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A)2.5 s
B)1.5 s
C)1.0 s
D)0.5 s
7.
What is the speed of the book at 1.25 seconds?

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A)0 m/s
B)0.5 m/s
C)1.0 m/s
D)1.5 m/s
8.
Which of the following statements is true?

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A)Gas B had the greatest increase in volume.
B)Gas A had the greatest increase in volume.
C)Gas C had the greatest increase in volume.
D)The gases had the same increase in volume.
9.
Which would you use to compare information collected by counting?
A)bar graph
B)circle graph
C)line graph
D)no graph
10.
In an experiment, you checked the number of organisms that appeared over several days. On day one there were 3; on day two there were 6; on day three there were 12. What type of graph is best to show this data?
A)bar graph
B)circle graph
C)line graph
D)no graph
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