GMAS Science and Social Studies 2

Question 1

Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and solidifies?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Limestone

Question 2

What is the primary function of the legislative branch of the U.S. government?

Accepted Answer

Make laws

Answer

Enforce laws

Answer

Interpret laws

Answer

Oversee the military

Question 3

Which process do plants use to convert sunlight into food?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

Answer

Respiration

Answer

Fermentation

Answer

Transpiration

Question 4

The Georgia colony was founded in 1733 primarily as a place for which group of people?

Accepted Answer

Debtors from English prisons

Answer

Religious dissenters from England

Answer

Freed enslaved people

Answer

Wealthy merchants seeking trade routes

Question 5

What does biodiversity refer to?

Accepted Answer

The variety of life forms in an ecosystem

Answer

The number of plants in a forest

Answer

The amount of rainfall in a region

Answer

The number of endangered species in an area

Question 6

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

14th Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

19th Amendment

Question 7

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients

Answer

They produce energy from sunlight

Answer

They convert nitrogen gas into usable forms

Answer

They transfer energy from plants to animals