GED Test (High School Equivalency) · Science

Life, Physical and Earth Science

26 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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Random questions from this topic, one at a time. You see the answer and the explanation straight after each one.

All 26 questions

  1. What is the basic unit of life?
  2. Which gas do plants take in from the air for photosynthesis?
  3. Which part of the cell contains its genetic material?
  4. A trait that is passed from parents to offspring through genes is called what?
  5. In a food chain, what is the role of decomposers such as fungi?
  6. Which state of matter has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?
  7. What happens to the particles in a substance when it is heated?
  8. Which of these is a chemical change?
  9. What is the formula for the speed of an object?
  10. According to Newton's first law, what happens to an object at rest if no net force acts on it?
  11. A 2 kilogram object is pushed by a net force of 10 newtons. What is its acceleration?
  12. Which form of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
  13. What happens to the pressure of a gas in a closed container if the temperature rises?
  14. Which layer of the Earth do we live on?
  15. What causes the seasons on Earth?
  16. What forms when two tectonic plates collide and one is pushed up?
  17. Which source of energy is renewable?
  18. What is the main gas in Earth's atmosphere?
  19. A scientist wants to test whether fertilizer helps plants grow. Which design is best?
  20. Which tool is best for measuring the volume of a liquid?
  21. A graph shows that as the temperature increases, the number of ice cream sales increases. What does this show?
  22. Which organ system carries oxygen to the cells of the body?
  23. What is the role of the white blood cells in the body?
  24. Which of the following best describes an ecosystem?
  25. Which part of the cell produces most of the cell's ATP?
  26. What type of rock forms when magma or lava cools and hardens?

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