Reading Heart Rate Graphs – Before and After Exercise

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1. Question 1

   Multiple choice

   On a heart rate graph, what does the vertical (y) axis usually show?

2. Question 2

   Multiple choice

   On a heart rate graph, a line that goes UP steeply means the heart rate is:

3. Question 3

   Multiple choice

   If a graph shows heart rate at 75 bpm before exercise and 140 bpm during exercise, what is the difference?

4. Question 4

   True or false

   After exercise ends, a heart rate graph should show the line going back down toward the resting rate.

5. Question 5

   Matching

   Match each part of a heart rate graph to its meaning.

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• Graph Patterns – Understanding What Heart Rate Data Tells Us

• Active Bodies – Why Moving More Means a Healthier Heart

• Activity and Your Body – How Exercise Changes Breathing and Heart Rate

• Inside the Circulatory System – Blood and Its Pathways

• Breathing In – How Lungs Bring Oxygen into the Body

• What Blood Carries – Oxygen and Nutrients on the Move