If the points on a scatterplot are clustered in a pattern that extends from the upper left to the lower right, this would suggest that the two variables depicted are

Negative correlation.

Explanation:

A negative correlation means that in a figure, the increasing values of the variable x are in association with the decreasing values of the variable y.

In one figure, the data points are grouped together in a linear pattern that extends from the top left of the figure to the bottom right of the figure. An example of this is at the height of a mountain and at temperature.

increases it