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The Official ACT Science Guide By ACT

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The Official ACT Science Guide by ACT

Are you prepared to do your best on the ACT science section test? The Official ACT Science Guide is the only test prep resource created by the makers of the ACT to prepare you for the science ACT test. This step-by-step guide reviews the entire ACT science test, allowing you to familiarize yourself with the types of questions you can expect to see on test day. You'll learn the vocabulary and skills you need to know, as well as how to approach each question type. Learn how to understand graphs and charts, see in-depth examples, and read explanations of each question's answer to improve your performance and gain the confidence you need to succeed! Additionally, the book includes a PIN on the inside front cover that provides access to the full print version and pool of questions online. This offers a customizable learning experience. With The Official ACT Science Guide helps you work toward the score you're targeting and take one major step toward achieving your educational goals! Understand the detailed breakdown of each science reporting category Learn how to quickly and efficiently read graphs, charts, and data Review the science vocabulary section with words you should know to succeed Study in-depth examples of each passage type using official ACT samples See detailed solutions and explanations for every official ACT science question in the book With this concept-based guide straight from the makers of the ACT, you know you're preparing to do your absolute best on the ACT science section test!

About ACT

ACT (Iowa City, IA) is a not-for-profit organization providing assessment, research, information, and program management services to support education and workforce development. Known most widely as the makers of the ACT exam-the college readiness and placement assessment taken by some 1.8 million high school students each year-ACT produces a number of assessments and services reaching more than 10 million people along the kindergarten through career continuum. ACT's rigorous research informs policy decisions and helps develop programs that boost lifelong learning potential in schools and workplaces around the world. To learn more, visit www.act.org.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii Chapter 1: Data Representation Passages 1 Passages on the ACT Science Test 1 What You Can Expect from a Data Representation Passage 3 Trying Your Hand at a Data Representation Passage 5 Summary 15 Chapter 2: Research Summaries Passages 17 What You Can Expect from a Research Summaries Passage 17 How You Should Approach a Research Summaries Passage 18 Trying Your Hand at a Research Summaries Passage 20 Sample Question Answers and Analysis 26 Summary 30 Chapter 3: Conflicting Viewpoints Passages 33 What You Can Expect from a Conflicting Viewpoints Passage 33 Trying Your Hand at a Conflicting Viewpoints Passage 35 Summary 44 Chapter 4: Reporting Category: Interpretation of Data 47 Understanding What a Reporting Category Is 47 Interpretation of Data 49 Summary 64 Chapter 5: Reporting Category: Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results 65 Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results 66 Summary 78 Chapter 6: Reporting Category: Scientific Investigation 79 Scientific Investigation 80 Summary 87 Chapter 7: The Scientific Method 89 Understanding What Science is on the ACT 89 Understanding What the Scientific Method and the Process of Science Are 90 Steps of the Scientific Method 91 Experimental Design 94 Summary 99 Chapter 8: Graphs and Charts on the ACT Science Test 101 Reading Graphs 101 Understanding Data Shown in Tables 105 Relationships Shown in Graphs and Data Sets 107 Summary 111 Chapter 9: Scientific Units and Measurements 113 Units in Science 113 Understanding Why Units Matter for the ACT Science Test 114 The SI System of Units (Metric Units) 114 Review of the Many Types of Units and Measures You May Encounter 119 Conversion between Metric and Nonmetric Units 124 Summary 125 Chapter 10: Science Vocabulary 127 The Vocabulary of Science 127 General Scientific Terms 128 Chemistry and Biology Terminology 131 Physics Terminology 148 Properties of a Wave and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 151 Concentration, pH, and Acid-Base Chemistry 157 Summary 161 Chapter 11: Practice Questions 163 Chapter 12: Answers and Explanations 207 Answer Key 208 Explanatory Answers 209

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CIN1119634415G
9781119634416
1119634415
The Official ACT Science Guide by ACT
Used - Good
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20200520
272
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