Vocabulary
Data Representation
Conflicting Viewpoints
Research Summaries
General
100
What type of relationship does this describe? As X increases, Y increases OR as X decreases, Y decreases
Direct
-100 points to the group after yours
100
What are the three steps in the Basic Approach for answering charts and graphs questions?
1. Read questions first
2. Circle details, titles, trends
3. Draw on/use your mouse to follow trends on the graph.
100
What are the steps of approaching a "fighting scientist" passage?
1. Save these for last.
2. Find all student 1 questions & answers. Find all students 2 questions & answer. Find all students 3...
3. Answer all "Both scientists/all scientists" questions.
100
What things are indicative of a research summary passage?
Experiment, tables, paragraphs
-300 to the group after you
100
The independent variable is always found on the ____ axis
x
200
As X increases, Y decreases OR as X decreases, Y increases
inverse or indirect
200
When you open your ACT, the first thing you should do is...
Find charts and graphs!
200
According to hypothesis 2, when do monarch butterflies not require the storage of lipids? 
During the overwintering period
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200
What are the important steps for completing research summary passages?
1. Read questions. Circle important titles, details, trends
2. circle/highlight points on the tables
3. answer questions based on the tables
200
The dependent variable is always on the ____ axis
y
300
The variable the scientist changes on purpose
Independent Variable
+200 bonus points
300
What type of chart/graph shows change over time? What type of chart compares?
Line, bar
300
According to hypothesis 1, why do monarch butterflies require lipid storage and how does lipid storage change over the time of migration?
Monarch butterflies require lipids for energy throughout migration. Lipid storage decreases over time.
300
If you have to read during a research summary passage, what should you read?
First and last sentences of every paragraph
+200 bonus!
300
What is the experimental group of an experiment?
The group where conditions are changed/ the independent variable is applied
400
The variable the scientist measures
Dependent Variable
400
Is the relationship between CH4 and Solar radiation direct or indirect?
Direct
400
Which hypothesis states that lipids increase over the course of a migratory period?
Hypothesis 3
400
What should you do if you have 5 minutes remaining on the ACT?
Choose one letter! (Probably B or C)
400
Describe what constants are in an experiment and give an example.
Variables kept consistent throughout an experiment.
500
Define controlled variables
Variable not changed- kept under as natural conditions as possible.
-300 points to the group of your choice.
500
What will solar radiation be expected to do 300 years from now? What about CH4 concentrations?
CH4 will decrease. Solar radiation will decrease.
+100 points to the group before you!
500
What questions on conflicting viewpoints do you save for last?
Both, all, and general questions.
+100 bonus!
500
What section takes up the majority of the ACT?
Research Summaries
-300 to the group before you
500
What graph should I use if I am describing the speed of an airplane?
Line graph: Change over time