Interpret each graph. Answer the questions using complete sentences.
| Cannonball shot from a cannon | Lemonade stand | |
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| 1) When time is zero, why isn't height zero also? 2) In real-life situations, why are we often restricted to positive values? |
1) Why does the graph show value below zero? 2) What is the meaning of the point where the graph crosses the horizontal axis? |
| Roast in the Oven | Flag | |
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| 1) Why is the roast's initial temperature close
to 0°F 2) Why does the graph have a wavy appearance? |
1) What was happening to the flag? 2) What was the height of the flagpole? 3) Explain the shape of the curve. |
Tree Growth
Contrast the two graphs below. Which would be the graph for the growth of a tree over several years?
Race
| A boy challenges his father to a 100m race. The father allowed his son to start 30m ahead of him. Their highly simplified graphs are shown in the figure below. | |
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| 1) Who won the race? 2) How far from the start did the father overtake the son? 3) How many seconds from the start was this? |
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Sledding
| The event "climbing a hill and sledding down" is depicted below. Describe the sledder's journey at points A, B, C, D, E, and F. |
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