ACT Science Graph Trends

In a line graph showing the monthly sales of a company over the year, if sales consistently increase from January to June and then remain steady from July to December, what trend is displayed in the first half of the year?

What does a steep upward slope in a graph typically indicate about the relationship between the two variables being plotted?

When observing a graph that shows the population of a city over a decade, if the graph shows a sharp decline followed by a gradual increase, what can be inferred about the population trend?

In a scatter plot showing the relationship between study hours and test scores, if the points cluster tightly along an upward line, what does this suggest about the relationship?

If a bar graph displays the number of visitors to a museum over five consecutive years and shows a peak in the third year followed by a decrease in the fourth and fifth years, how would you describe the trend?

In a pie chart representing a survey of students' favorite fruits, if the largest segment shows that 50% prefer apples, followed by 25% for bananas, 15% for oranges, and 10% for berries, which fruit is the least favorite among the surveyed students?

When analyzing a line graph that shows the change in temperature over a day, if there is a sharp drop in temperature during the night followed by a steady increase in the morning, what does this suggest about the temperature pattern?

In a histogram displaying the distribution of test scores for a class, if the majority of the scores are concentrated in the 80-89 range and fewer scores fall in the 60-69 and 90-99 ranges, how would you characterize the overall distribution of scores?

In a line graph tracking the stock price of a company over a year, if the stock price shows several peaks and troughs but trends generally upward over the year, what type of trend is observed?

If a bar graph illustrates the annual sales of three different products over five years and shows a consistent increase in sales for Product A, a decrease for Product B, and stable sales for Product C, how would you summarize the trends for these products?

In a graph showing the sales of a product over a six-month period, if the trend line slopes upwards, what does this indicate about the sales of the product?

If a graph shows the temperature over a day and the line is a straight horizontal line, what does this suggest about the temperature throughout the day?

In a line graph depicting the number of visitors to a park over a week, if the line shows a steep decline on Thursday, what might this indicate?

In a bar graph comparing the sales of three different products over the same month, if Product A has the tallest bar, what does this imply about its sales?

When examining a scatter plot that shows the relationship between study time and test scores, what does a positive correlation indicate?