Graph interpretation
What Graph interpretation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Comparing curves of rate against a factor to identify which changed factor gives the greatest increase in rate and is therefore limiting.
Reading a distance-time graph so that the gradient of the line represents speed, with a steeper gradient meaning a higher speed.
Describing the trend of a curve: as the variable on the x-axis increases, rate rises steeply at first, then levels off.
Topics that use Graph interpretation
- Rate of photosynthesis (AQA GCSE)
- Speed (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Average speed
- Average speed in context
- Choosing scales
- Consistent units
- Constant speed
- Control variables
- Data presentation
- Diminishing returns
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