Science and Graphs – Analysing Heart Rate Before and After Sport

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1. Question 1

   Multiple choice

   What does the x-axis of a heart rate graph usually represent?

2. Question 2

   Multiple choice

   A bar chart shows average resting heart rate of 72 bpm and average exercise heart rate of 144 bpm. The exercise heart rate is:

3. Question 3

   Multiple choice

   Which of the following statements is supported by a graph showing heart rate dropping sharply after exercise stops?

4. Question 4

   True or false

   Bar charts and line graphs can both be used to display heart rate data collected before and after exercise.

5. Question 5

   Matching

   Match each graph feature to what it helps us understand about heart rate.

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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