4.2.4 Practice modeling slope intercept
1: which option did you choose? Discuss with another student why you made the choice you made.
2. Define the variables you will use in your equation. Let on variable be the distance away from the surface and the other variable be the temperature. The y-intercept is the starting position at Earth's surface.
3. What is the b-value of the y-intercept for your equation?
4. What is the slope of your equation?
5. Write an equation that models the relationship between your variables.
6. Identify and explain what each term represents in the temperature model
7. Identify three points on your line.
8. Using the coordinates from question 7 calculate the slope of your line. Does it match the slope from your model?
9. On the graph beloe, plot the points and sketch your line.
10. Complete the sentence for your layer.