SQUADS
ACT Prep Round 2
Subject: 9th Grade Science
Agenda Page 43
CPW
Week 10
Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to practice College
Readiness Standards in Science:
1.
Interpretation of Data, 20-23 and 24-27
2.
Scientific Investigation, 24-27
Success Criteria – I am successful if I can…
1.
Select information from a complex data presentation
2.
Understand the methods and tools used in a moderately
complex experiment
9th Grade Science
• You have 4 Minutes to read your passage.
• You will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to
work on each question individually.
• You will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to
work as a group and write your rationales for
each answer.
9th Grade Science
1. Based on Student 2’s discussion, Algol B is
part of the present Algol system because of
which of the following forces exerted on
Algol B by the original Algol system?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Electric force
Magnetic force
Gravitational force
Nuclear force
9th Grade Science
2. Based on Student 1’s discussion and Fact 4,
while matter flowed between Algol A and Algol
B, Algol B produced the majority of its energy by
fusing:
A. hydrogen nuclei to make helium nuclei at its center.
B. hydrogen nuclei to make helium nuclei in a shell
surrounding its center.
C. helium nuclei to make hydrogen nuclei at its center.
D. helium nuclei to make hydrogen nuclei in a shell
surrounding its center.
9th Grade Science
3. Suppose that chemical composition is uniform among
stars formed from the same cloud of gas and dust, but
that chemical composition varies among stars formed
from different clouds of gas and dust. Student 2 would
most likely agree with which of the following statements
comparing the chemical compositions of the stars in the
present-day Algol system at the time they formed?
A. Algol A and Algol B had the most similar compositions.
B. Algol A and Algol C had the most similar compositions.
C. Algol B and Algol C had the most similar compositions.
D. Algol A, Algol B, and Algol C had the same composition.
9th Grade Science
4. If the mass of the Sun is 2.0 x 1030 kg, what is
the mass of Algol C?
A. 1.6 x 1030 kg
B. 2.0 x 1030 kg
C. 3.4 x 1030 kg
D. 7.2 x 1030 kg
SQUADS
ACT Prep Round 2
Subject: 9th Grade Science
Agenda Page 43
CPW
Week 10
Now ‘Squad Up’ and replay this
PPT. Use the Student
Answer/Rationale Sheet.
Then exchange your Squad’s
answer sheet with that of
another squad.
Launch the ANSWERS video.