Formulas Flashcards
Area of a rectangle
A=l•w
Area of a square
A=s squared
Areas of a triangle
A=1/2b.h
Area of a trapezoid
1/2(b1+b2)h
Area of a parallelogram
A=bh
Volume of a rectangle
V=lwh
Volume of a cube
V=s cubed
Area of a circle
A=pie•r squared
Circumference of a circle
C=2pieR
Volume of a cylinder
V=pieRsquared•h
How many questions in how many minutes
40 questions in 35 minutes
The ACT science test will only use what measurement system
The metric measurement system
Water freezes at what?
0°C
Water boils at what?
100°C
What group does not receive any treatment in an experiment?
A control group
Which variable is the cause or what is being changed during the experiment?
The independent variable
What variable is the effect or what is being measured during the experiment?
The dependent variable
In which relationship do variables have an opposite relationship one increases when one decreases or one decreases when one increases
Indirect relationship
In which relationship do you variables have the same relationship both increase or both decrease
The direct relationship
What does the pH scale measure?
The pH skill measures acids and bases and ranges from 0 to 14
What is water?
Water is a neutral and measures a seven
What is acid?
Acid measures the less than 7
What is basis?
Basis measures greater than seven
What genes use all Or mixed letters
Dominant
What jeans use all lowercase letters
Recessive
What measures volume or liquids?
Liters
What measures length or distance?
Meters
What measures mass?
Grams
How many millimeters is equal to 1 cm
10
How many milligrams is equal to 1 g
1000
How many grams is equal to 1 kg
1000
What should your pace be during a passage?
Six minutes per passage
When you skip the text, what should you do with the information?
Analyze
What should you read the names of?
Figures and tables
When reading over the tables and graphs what should you focus on?
The headings axis and keys
What should you identify in the questions?
Keywords
How are the questions ordered on each passage?
Easiest hardest
How many questions on all six passages should you answer before using your remaining time to answer the last questions?
4
What should you use to mark out clearly wrong answers or choices that do not make sense scientifically
Process of elimination
How long is a work week?
40 hours
Any additional hours will pay how much times the regular pay
1 1/2 or two
Sum means
Addition
Difference means
Subtraction
Product means
Multiplication
Quotient means
Division
For fractions on a calculator press
Alpha Y equals
To convert fractions in decimals on a calculator press
Alpha Y equals four
A bar over the decimal means the numbers
Repeat
Integers are positive positive or negative
Whole numbers
To check for factors and multiples or common denominators use
Division
Prime factorization means to factor to only
Prime numbers
Ratios compare values and can be written using a
; , To, or as a fraction
Proportions used two equal ratios and are solved by
Cross multiplying
To convert a percent to a decimal
Divide by 100 or move the decimal left two places
