Question

last one.
The graph below shows the air temperature of a location (y), in degrees Celsius, after different time intervals (x), in hours:





Which of the following statements best describes the temperature of the location?

It is decreasing in the time interval 10 < x < 50 hours.
It is decreasing in the time interval 0 < x < 2 hours.
It is increasing in the time interval 10 < x < 50 hours.
It is increasing in the time interval 0 < x < 2 hours.

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

@skullpatrol i think its the 3rd option

Answer 3

Why?

Answer 4

@skullpatrol its increased up to 50

Answer 5

The horizontal axis is the x-axis in the graph.

Answer 6

@skullpatrol oh okay

Answer 7

Temperature is measured along the vertical axis or y-axis.

Answer 8

@skullpatrol ok

Answer 9

Look at the inverval 0 < x < 2 hours, what is the temperature doing?

Answer 10

@skullpatrol decreasing

Answer 11

Correct! Now look at the answer choices :-)

Answer 12

@skullpatrol so its option 2

Answer 13

Yes.
Notice in these type of questions you must carefully understand what is being measured on each axis.

Answer 14

@skullpatrol thank you

Answer 15

Thanks for trying to learn :-)