ACT Science: Data Representation

What is the primary role of data for a scientist?

• To prove or disprove hypotheses

• To make their work harder

• To fill up research papers

• To confuse their audience

What type of passages does the ACT science section include?

• Philosophical essays

• Charts, graphs, and pictures

• Fictional stories

• Only textual passages

What is the first step in approaching data representation questions?

• Reading the entire passage thoroughly

• Skimming the introduction and going to the questions

• Guessing the answers

• Skipping the questions

What is a recommended strategy when you're unsure of an answer in the ACT science section?

• Ask a friend

• Guess randomly

• Look at the answer choices for clues

• Skip the question

According to the chicken breeds study, what is the relationship between resistance to illness and egg laying?

• Direct relationship

• Inverse relationship

• No direct relationship

• Complicated relationship

In the vapor pressure example, what causes an organic compound to boil at a lower temperature?

• Unequal atmospheric and vapor pressures

• Vapor pressure greater than atmospheric pressure

• Decrease in atmospheric pressure

• Increase in vapor pressure

What should you pay attention to in graphs according to the tutorial?

• Only the colors used

• Legend, headings, and axes

• The size of the graph only

• Graphs are not important

What did the tutorial suggest about boiling points of organic compounds?

• They are constant

• Depend on vapor pressure

• Are irrelevant to temperature

• Only depend on atmospheric pressure

How does atmospheric CO2 concentration affect ocean pH according to Table 2?

• pH increases

• pH decreases

• pH remains constant

• pH fluctuates unpredictably

What happens to bicarbonate levels as CO2 concentration increases in water?

• Remains the same

• Becomes toxic

• Increases

• Decreases