Science ACT

Graph Literacy

100

The x axis

What is the horizontal line on a graph or the first column on a table

200

The y axis

What is the vertical line on a graph and the subsequent columns after the first column.

300

A straight upward line

What is a direct positive relationship between x and y on a graph; as x increases, y increases

400

A descending line

a plot of points where x increases and y decreases

500

An independent variable

found on the x axis in a graph and  the first column in a table; it is what is controlled, manipulated or changed in an experiment

Scientific Method

100

Observation

What is the first step in a scientific experiment or study

200

Control

What is the part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison

300

Hypothesis

What is an educated guess

400

Experiment

What is performed after a scientist has made a hypothesis; consists of equipment and procedure used to collect data.

500

Data

What is graphs, tables and charts that scientists use to show the results of their experiment or research.

Vocabulary

100

Cell

What is the basic unit of life

200

Atom

What is the smallest unit of an element

300

motion

What is a change in position over time

400

C₆H₁₂O₆

What is glucose, a simple sugar, carbohydrate, monosaccharide.

500

pH

What is a measure of acidity or alkalinity; acid is 1-6, neutral is 7, base is 8-13

Mechanics

100

6

What are the number of passages found on the Science ACT test

200

3

What are the number of the different types of passages found on the Science ACT test

300

40

What are the number of questions found on the Science ACT test.

400

Data or Now

What is the passage on the Science ACT with 6 questions, lots of graphs and tables but less text or words

500

Experiment or Later

What is the type of passage found on the Science ACT with 7 questions, lots of data and more texting or words than the data passage.

Miscellaneous

100

1-36

What is the range of scores for the ACT test

200

23

What is the benchmark score that colleges look for to ensure that you are science ready for college biology

300

MyACT

What is the name of my account that I make with ACT to register for tests, find resources and dates and find my score reports

400

ACT Science Skills

What are graph literacy, simple math calculations, making predictions, synthesizing data and analyzing data.

500

ACT Challenges 

Time management, coping with mental stress, learning how to do hard well and emotional resiliency