GED Science Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Consider the two facts:
I. The specific heat of a substance is the heat required to raise the temperature of °
one gram of the substance 1 C.
II. Water has the highest specific heat of any common substance.
Which of the following statements is consistent with these facts?
A. Oceans change temperature more slowly than land.
B. Oceans change temperature faster than land.
C. The oceans are shrinking due to evaporation.
D. The supply of water to the oceans is greater than the rate of evaporation. -
Correct answer-A
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,Four students used the same meter stick to measure an edge of the same wooden
cube four times. They obtained the following results:
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Which student's measurements represent the greatest precision?
A. Student I
B. Student II
C. Student III
D. Student IV - Correct answer-B
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What is the main reason each volunteer was stung once on each arm but had only
one sting treated with meat tenderizer?
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, A. So that differences between right-handed students and left-handed students
would not affect the results
B. To allow the researchers to choose the more severe of the two stings for
treatment
C. So the researchers would have twice as much data about the meat tenderizer's
effects
D. To obtain a set of control data with which to compare the experimental data -
Correct answer-D
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Would the validity of the results have been affected if the volunteers had been told
which of their two stings was being treated with meat tenderizer?
A. No; it wouldn't have had any effect on the validity of the results as long as all
the volunteers were told.
B. No; the volunteers were medical students and therefore trained to be objective.
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Answers Graded A+
Consider the two facts:
I. The specific heat of a substance is the heat required to raise the temperature of °
one gram of the substance 1 C.
II. Water has the highest specific heat of any common substance.
Which of the following statements is consistent with these facts?
A. Oceans change temperature more slowly than land.
B. Oceans change temperature faster than land.
C. The oceans are shrinking due to evaporation.
D. The supply of water to the oceans is greater than the rate of evaporation. -
Correct answer-A
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,Four students used the same meter stick to measure an edge of the same wooden
cube four times. They obtained the following results:
https://gyazo.com/c89a14c7beead95c6ea96ff10896ad6d
Which student's measurements represent the greatest precision?
A. Student I
B. Student II
C. Student III
D. Student IV - Correct answer-B
https://gyazo.com/3c95fee6e230efcd0a807d232dd35431
What is the main reason each volunteer was stung once on each arm but had only
one sting treated with meat tenderizer?
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, A. So that differences between right-handed students and left-handed students
would not affect the results
B. To allow the researchers to choose the more severe of the two stings for
treatment
C. So the researchers would have twice as much data about the meat tenderizer's
effects
D. To obtain a set of control data with which to compare the experimental data -
Correct answer-D
https://gyazo.com/3c95fee6e230efcd0a807d232dd35431
Would the validity of the results have been affected if the volunteers had been told
which of their two stings was being treated with meat tenderizer?
A. No; it wouldn't have had any effect on the validity of the results as long as all
the volunteers were told.
B. No; the volunteers were medical students and therefore trained to be objective.
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