Act Science Practice Questions

What is the benchmark for Science?

• 22
• 23
• 24
• 21

What does it mean to be “college ready” according to ACT?

• scores of 24 or higher on all subtests
• having a high school GPA of 3.0 or better
• able to gain acceptance to a four-year university
• capable of earning C or better in first-year college courses

Which of the following graphs best illustrates the relationship between the heat released by the foods listed in Table 1 and the change in water temperature?

• A
• B
• C
• D

According to Tables 1 and 2, as the mass of successive sucrose samples increased, the change in the water temperature produced when the sample was burned most likely:

• Increased only
• Decreased only
• Increased, then decreased
• Stays the same

Based on the data in Table 2, one can conclude that when the mass of sucrose is decreased by one-half, the amount of heat released when it is burned in a bomb calorimeter will:

• Increase by one-half
• Decrease by one-half
• Increase by one-fourth
• Decrease by one-fourth

Which of the following lists the foods from Tables 1 and 2 in increasing order of the amount of heat released per gram of food?

• Potato, egg, bread, sucrose, cheese
• Sucrose, cheese, bread, egg, potato
• Bread, cheese, egg, potato, sucrose
• Sucrose, potato, egg, bread, cheese

Based on the information in Tables 1 and 2, the heat released from the burning of 5.0 g of potato in a bomb calorimeter would be closest to which of the following?

• 5 kJ
• 10 kJ
• 15 kJ
• 20 kJ

In Experiment 1, the time constant of the circuit was the time required for the voltage across the capacitor to reach approximately 7.6 V. The time constant of the circuit used in Experiment 1 was:

• Less than 12 sec
• Between 12 sec and 24 sec
• Between 24 sec and 36 sec
• Greater than 36 sec

If, in Experiment 2, a 1.5 × 10–6 F capacitor had been used, the time required for the voltage across the capacitor to reach 6 V would have been closest to:

• 4.2 sec
• 7.0 sec
• 10.5 sec
• 15.0 sec

The main purpose of Experiment 3 was to determine how varying the:

• battery’s voltage affected the resistor’s resistance at a given time.
• capacitor’s capacitance affected the time required for the voltage across the capacitor to reach a set value.
• . capacitor’s capacitance affected the voltage across the battery at a given time.
• resistor’s resistance affected the time required for the voltage across the capacitor to reach a set value.