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ACT Science Vocabulary

Authored by MARTI HEMPHILL

Science

9th - 11th Grade

NGSS covered

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ACT Science Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Compound"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

a substance made up of more than one element

a liquid or gas

the force that attracts an object towards the center of the earth

a section of DNA that determines inheritance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Boiling Point"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

a liquid or a gas

the temperature when a liquid becomes a gas

rate of change in distance with respect to time

heat transfer as a result of fluid movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Element"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

elements of an experiment that are controlled to remain the same

a substance composed of atoms with the same atomic number which cannot be split into smaller substances

substances that participate in a chemical reaction

mass per volume of a substance

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Density"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

quantity of heat energy

substances that participate in a chemical reaction

quantity of a body's matter

mass per volume of a substance

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Buoyancy"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

quantity of a body's matter

measure of mass

ability to float

mass per volume of a substance

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Neutron"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

smallest unit of a chemical component

fundamental atom particle that has no charge

fundamental atom particle that has a negative charge

energy of an object due to its motion

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Herbivor"

Which of the following is the best definition for this word?

an animal that eats only plants

an animal that eats only other animals

an animal that eats both plants and other animals

a plant that "eats" bugs for additional nutrients

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