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Pretest for Science GED equivalent

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The main purpose of the ____________ system is to break food particles into pieces that can be used.
a)
circulatory
b)
respiratory
c)
digestive
d)
skeletal
2.
What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
a)
cell nucleus
b)
excretory system
c)
nervous tissue
d)
respiratory system
3.
Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?
a)
respiratory and cardiovascular
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
skeletal and integumentary
d)
digestive and respiratory
4.
My heart is a _________, that pumps blood through the body. 
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Muscle
d)
Bone
5.
The air I breathe in goes down my trachea to my ______?
a)
Heart
b)
Lungs
c)
Brain
d)
Stomach
6.

When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

a)

Always

b)

Never

7.

Long hair in the lab must be...

a)

Cut shorter

b)

Neatly groomed

c)

Held away from the experiment with your free hand

d)

Tied back to be kept out of the way

8.
What is this tool?
a)
pan balance
b)
hand lens
c)
beaker
d)
graduated cylinder
9.

This microscope allows you to

a)

Measure the temperature of a liquid

b)

Allows you to see very small objects

c)

Is used as a habitat for aquatic animals

d)

Is used as a habitat for terrestrial (land) animals

10.

What would be used to measure temperature?

a)

Beaker

b)

Stopwatch

c)

Thermometer

d)

Graduated Cylinder

11.
Horseplay, jokes, and pranks are appropriate in the science classroom at any time.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

a)

conclusions

b)

data

c)

hypotheses

d)

procedures

13.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
14.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
15.

Define Weather ?

a)

It is what the air is like outside at a certain time or place. Example, sunny; rainy; windy.

b)

Weather averaged over a long period of time

16.

Define Climate?

a)

Weather averaged over a long period of time

b)

Weather averaged over a short period of time

17.

Chicago received more snow this decade than in past decades.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

18.

It is overcast and dark today in Boston.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

19.

Which of the following factors contributes most to formation of hurricanes?

a)

gravitational pull of the moon and sun

b)

toxic chemicals in the atmosphere by industry

c)

Glaciers melting in polar regions

d)

solar radiation heating the oceans by equator

20.

Where does the Storm Start?

a)

Over Cold Water

b)

Over Antarctica

c)

Over Warm Water

d)

Overseas

21.

Hurricanes are the result of heat energy and water evaporated from which of the following.

a)

natural springs in Texas

b)

reservoirs heated by industry

c)

oceans in tropics

d)

large lake in Africa

22.

Why does a hurricane slow down when it hits land?

a)

The wind stops it

b)

It stops raining

c)

It loses its energy source

d)

The air is different

23.
What is the calm area in the center of a hurricane called?
a)
Wall
b)
Eye
c)
Arm
d)
Hole
24.
Where are the strongest winds and heaviest rains in a hurricane located?
a)
In the eyewall
b)
In the outer bands
c)
On the leading edge
d)
On the lagging edge
25.

What is the part labelled X?

a)

Crown

b)

Root

c)

Enamel

d)

Gum

26.

What is the part labelled X?

a)

Crown

b)

Cavity

c)

Enamel

d)

Gum

27.

What is the part labelled X?

a)

Crown

b)

Root

c)

Enamel

d)

Gum

28.

What is the part labelled X?

a)

Crown

b)

Cavity

c)

Enamel

d)

Root

29.

Which type of teeth is shown in the picture?

a)

Canine

b)

Incisor

c)

Molar

d)

Premolar

30.

How many teeth does an adult human have?

a)

32

b)

36

c)

48

d)

20

31.

What part of the plant conducts photosyntehsis?

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Leaf

32.

Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Insectivores

d)

Herbivores

33.

Scientists believe that the continents of the earth were all one large landmass 280 million years ago. The moving of tectonic plates caused this mass to break off into different pieces, making up the continents as we know them today. What was this landmass called?

a)

Mezozoic

b)

America

c)

Pangea

d)

African continent

34.

True or false: chloroplasts can be found in animal cells.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this

a)

A

b)

D

c)

C

d)

K

36.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

The Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

37.

An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.

a)

Villian

b)

Predator

c)

Prey

d)

Fred

38.

Mammals are warm-blooded animals with a bony skeleton and fur or hair.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which animal is the biggest land mammal?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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