Grade 8 Graphs Quiz

What this quiz covers

Grade 8 Graphs Quiz 1 draws its questions at random from a bank of 10 questions. A full worked solution is shown after you answer each one.

Example questions

A sample of the questions you will practise in this quiz. Work them out yourself - the full solution appears after you answer each one.

1. A learner records the temperature of a hot drink while it cools, plotting temperature against time. Which variable is the independent variable?
2. In the same cooling-drink graph, which variable is the dependent variable?
3. A rain gauge records rainfall (mm) on 6 days: Day 1 = 4, Day 2 = 9, Day 3 = 6, Day 4 = 12, Day 5 = 12, Day 6 = 3. What is the maximum rainfall recorded?
4. Using the same rainfall data (4, 9, 6, 12, 12, 3 mm over Days 1-6), what is the minimum rainfall recorded?
5. A traveller's distance from home (km) is recorded every hour: 0h=0, 1h=4, 2h=8, 3h=8, 4h=12, 5h=16. During which interval did the distance remain constant?