3.8 Qualitative Graphs
NAME __________________________________
Learning Objective: N.Q.2
I will use descriptive quantities to make a qualitative graph
N.Q.2
I will interpret a qualitative graph
F.IF.4
I will determine if an absolute value graph is increasing or decreasing
F.IF.5
I will relate the domain and range of a qualitative graph
2. The graph shows the temperature of a cup of hot chocolate.
Describe the change in temperature over time.
Distance
from Home
3. Sara walks from her home to the store. Halfway to the store, she realizes that she forgot to bring
money, so she turns around, returns home, gets her money, and then walks all the way to the
store. Graph time on the horizontal axis and distance from home of the vertical.
Time
4. A PE class begins conditioning by walking. They stop for
a short time. Then they run for a short time, and once again
stop for a short time. Then they run at the same pace for
the same amount of time. Then they walk at a very slow
pace. Sketch a graph the represents the distance the class
moved.
Answers: 1) C, E, D, A, B
1) G 3) A 5) I 7) L
9) W
11) N