Act Science

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Mathematics

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9th - 12th Grade

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RI. 9-10.10, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.7

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ACT Science Strategies

Multiple Choice

It is suggested that you spend an average of _____ minutes total per passage and items.

6.5

8.75

Multiple Choice

How many questions are on the science test?

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is NOT a type of passage on the test?

Data Representation

Research Summary

Conflicting Viewpoints

Science Reasoning

Multiple Choice

Guessing on the ACT test is strongly discouraged.

True

False

Multiple Choice

Which passage should you tackle first?

the first passage in the test

the conflicting viewpoints passage

the one that seems the most complicated

the one you find easiest to handle

Multiple Choice

How are the questions for a passage generally arranged?

chronologically

easier to more difficult

complicated to simple

difficult to easier

Multiple Choice

You should preview the questions before reading the passage.

True

False

Vocab

science ACT vocab

Multiple Choice

A factor in an experiment that remains constant

Controlled variable

Experimental variable

Independent variable

Outlier

Multiple Choice

Forming a calculation based on incomplete data

Exoplanet

Extraneous

Estimation

Exempt

Multiple Choice

To prove or show to be right or reasonable

Quantify

Generalize

Justify

Juried

Multiple Choice

The act of pointing out or pointing to something

illicit

index

irradicate

indication

Multiple Choice

To figure out and tell beforehand

Pretend

Predict

Precursor

Propose

Multiple Choice

To understand fully

Complete

Comprehend

Conjugate

Correct

definitions

Multiple Choice

"Molecule"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

fundamental atom particle that has a positive charge

second smallest unit of a chemical compound

smallest unit of a chemical compound

chemical compound that is always composed of several different atoms

Multiple Choice

"Density"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

quantity of heat energy

substances that participate in a chemical reaction

quantity of a body's matter

mass per volume of a substance

Multiple Choice

"Boiling Point"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

a liquid or a gas

the temperature when a liquid becomes a gas

rate of change in distance with respect to time

heat transfer as a result of fluid movement

Multiple Choice

"Compound"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

a substance made up of more than one element

a liquid or gas

the force that attracts an object towards the center of the earth

a section of DNA that determines inheritance

Practice problems

Multiple Choice

Based on this graph, pain is caused by

low frequencies of sound

high frequencies of sound

high intensities of sounds at various frequencies

high intensities of sounds at high frequencies

Multiple Choice

Some ACT science questions do require prior knowledge. To use this graph, you would probably need to know

how sound waves are generated

how sound travels differently in air versus water

scientific notation (powers of ten)

how ears interpret sound

Multiple Choice

What is the lowest frequency humans can hear?

2 Hz

20 Hz

3 x 10⁴ Hz

2 x 10⁵ Hz

Multiple Choice

Which of these would cause pain in human ears?

anything over 0 db

160 db

40 db

118 db

Multiple Choice

What does the dotted line represent?

sound in air

sound in water

threshold of hearing

threshold of pain

Multiple Choice

What does the dashed line represent?

sound in air

sound in water

threshold of hearing

threshold of pain

Multiple Choice

What is on the yaxis?

intensity (Hz)

intensity (db)

frequency (Hz)

frequency (db)

Multiple Choice

What is on the x axis?

intensity (Hz)

intensity (db)

frequency (Hz)

frequency (db)

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