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Match the following vocabulary words with their definition/meaning.

Question 1 options:

the point where the graph intersects the y-axis

rise

y-values are increasing as x values are increasing from left to right

run

y-values are decreasing as x-values are increasing from left to right

all the ratios of the variables are equivalent/equal

the ratios of the variables are not equivalent/equal

rate that describes how one quantity changes in relation to another quantity

a rate for one of something

the steepness of a line as it moves from left to right

1.
rate of change

2.
y-intercept

3.
unit rate

4.
positive slope

5.
negative slope

6.
slope

7.
proportional relationship

8.
non-proportional relationship

9.
difference in y

10.
difference in x

1 answer

Here are the vocabulary words matched with their definitions/meanings:

  1. Rate of change - rate that describes how one quantity changes in relation to another quantity

  2. Y-intercept - the point where the graph intersects the y-axis

  3. Unit rate - a rate for one of something

  4. Positive slope - y-values are increasing as x-values are increasing from left to right

  5. Negative slope - y-values are decreasing as x-values are increasing from left to right

  6. Slope - the steepness of a line as it moves from left to right

  7. Proportional relationship - all the ratios of the variables are equivalent/equal

  8. Non-proportional relationship - the ratios of the variables are not equivalent/equal

  9. Difference in y - (not specifically matched in the definitions, but can imply the change in output)

  10. Difference in x - (not specifically matched in the definitions, but can imply the change in input)