Continuous and discontinuous variation: practical

12 questions

1. When measuring the circumference of an apple, which piece of equipment would give the most accurate measurement?
2. What is meant by "variation"?
3. When measuring the mass of an apple, which piece of equipment should be used?
4. A disorder such as cystic fibrosis is a form of variation that is a caused by ...
5. Match each example of variation between humans to their cause.
6. A plant is wilting due to lack of water. This is an example of variation caused by the plant's ___.
7. Match the type of variation to its definition.
8. Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
9. Which table uses tally marks to record data on the heights of students?
10. Which two of the following are examples of continuous variation?
11. Whose explanation of discontinuous variation is correct?
12. Whose explanation of continuous variation is correct?

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