Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

284 • S CIENCE

OVERVIEW

The ACT Science Test consists of 40 multiple-choice items divided into six or seven groups. ƒ…Š ‰”‘—’ ‘ˆ ‹–‡• ‹• „ƒ•‡† ‘ ƒ ”‡’‘”– ‘ˆ †ƒ–ƒ ϐ‹†‹‰•ǡ ƒ †‡•…”‹’–‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒ ‡š’‡”‹‡–ǡ ‘” –Š‡ ’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒ †‡„ƒ–‡ ‘ †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– •…‹‡–‹ϐ‹…–Š‡‘”‹‡•Ǥ Š‡ –‹‡ Ž‹‹– ˆ‘” –Š‡…‹‡…‡ ‡•– ‹• 35 minutes. Calculators are NOT allowed on the Science Test. ‡ǯŽŽ…ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ‹‹–‹ƒŽ ’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ ƒ Dz’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ǡdz ™Š‡–Š‡” ‹– ‹• ƒ ”‡’‘”– ‘ˆ †ƒ–ƒ ȋ ƒ–ƒ ‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘Ȍǡ ƒ †‡•…”‹’–‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒ ‡š’‡”‹‡– ȋ ‡•‡ƒ”…Š —ƒ”›Ȍǡ ‘” ƒ †‡„ƒ–‡ ‘ˆ ƒ –Š‡‘”› ȋ ‘ϐŽ‹…–‹‰ ‹‡™’‘‹–•ȌǤ ‘ǡ Œ—•– ƒ• –Š‡ ‰Ž‹•Š ƒ† ‡ƒ†‹‰ ‡•–• Šƒ˜‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ™‹–Š ƒ••‘…‹ƒ–‡† ‹–‡•ǡ –Š‡ …‹‡…‡ ‡•– Šƒ• ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ȋ‘ˆ –Š‡ –Š”‡‡ –›’‡•Ȍ ™‹–Š ƒ••‘…‹ƒ–‡† ‹–‡•Ǥ ‡ǯŽŽ —•‡ –Š‹• –‡”‹‘Ž‘‰› ‡˜‡ –Š‘—‰Š Dz’ƒ••ƒ‰‡dz †‘‡•ǯ– “—‹–‡ ϐ‹– Š‡”‡ •‹…‡ –Š‡…‹‡…‡ ‡•– —•‡• ƒ Ž‘– ‘ˆ †‹ƒ‰”ƒ•ǡ ’‹…–—”‡•ǡ –ƒ„Ž‡•ǡ ƒ† ‰”ƒ’Š•Ǥ Š‡…‹‡…‡ ‡•– ”‘—‰ŠŽ› ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™• –Š‡…‘–‡– ‘ˆ •…‹‡…‡…‘—”•‡• –ƒ—‰Š– ‹ ‰”ƒ†‡• ͹ –Š”‘—‰Š ͳʹǤ Passages use content from the following areas: • Biology: „‘–ƒ›ǡ…‡ŽŽ—Žƒ” „‹‘Ž‘‰›ǡ ‡…‘Ž‘‰›ǡ ‡˜‘Ž—–‹‘ǡ ‰‡‡–‹…•ǡ ‹…”‘„‹‘Ž‘‰›ǡ œ‘‘Ž‘‰› • Chemistry: „‹‘…Š‡‹•–”›ǡ ‘”‰ƒ‹……Š‡‹•–”›ǡ —…Ž‡ƒ”…Š‡‹•–”›ǡ –Š‡”‘…Š‡‹•–”›ǡ ƒ…‹†• ƒ† „ƒ•‡•ǡ ‹‡–‹…• ƒ† ‡“—‹Ž‹„”‹ƒǡ ’”‘’‡”–‹‡• ‘ˆ ƒ––‡” • Earth/Space Sciences: ƒ•–”‘‘›ǡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ •…‹‡…‡ǡ ‰‡‘Ž‘‰›ǡ ‡–‡‘”‘Ž‘‰›ǡ ‘…‡ƒ‘‰”ƒ’Š› • Physics: ‡…Šƒ‹…•ǡ –Š‡”‘†›ƒ‹…•ǡ ϐŽ—‹†•ǡ •‘Ž‹†•ǡ ‡Ž‡…–”‘ƒ‰‡–‹•ǡ ‘’–‹…• Ž–Š‘—‰Š –Š‡•‡ ƒ”‡ ‘„˜‹‘—•Ž› Dz•…‹‡…‡dz •—„Œ‡…–•ǡ ›‘— †‘ǯ– ”‡ƒŽŽ› ‡‡† –‘ ‘™ ƒ› •…‹‡…‡Ȅ „‡›‘† •‘‡ „ƒ•‹……‘…‡’–•Ȅ–‘ †‘ ™‡ŽŽ ‘ –Š‹• ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡šƒǤ  ˆƒ…–ǡ –Š‡ …‹‡…‡ ‡•– ™‘—Ž† „‡ ‘”‡ ƒ……—”ƒ–‡Ž› Žƒ„‡Ž‡† Dz…‹‡…‡ ‡ƒ•‘‹‰dz ‡•– „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Šƒ– ’Š”ƒ•‡ ™‘—Ž† ‡’Šƒ•‹œ‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‹–‡• –‡•– ”‡ƒ•‘‹‰ ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ƒ† ‘– –Š‡ ƒ•–‡”› ‘ˆ •‘‡ •’‡…‹ϐ‹…„‘†› ‘ˆ •…‹‡–‹ϐ‹…‘™Ž‡†‰‡Ǥ

Ace the Pace ‘— ƒ› „‡ „‡––‡” at certain problem –›’‡• ‘” ‰”‘—’• ‘ˆ “—‡•–‹‘•Ǥ ŽŽ “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ”‡ worth the same —„‡” ‘ˆ ’‘‹–•ǡ •‘ ϐ‹‹•Š –Š‘•‡ ›‘— ƒ”‡ „‡•– ƒ– ϐ‹”•– ƒ† –Š‡ ™‘” ‘ harder problems.