HiSET Science Practice Test #3 2

Question 1

What type of energy is stored in the chemical bonds of food?

Accepted Answer

Chemical potential energy

Answer

Kinetic energy

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Thermal energy

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Nuclear energy

Question 2

Which of the following best explains why the ocean absorbs large amounts of solar heat without dramatic temperature changes?

Accepted Answer

Water has a high specific heat capacity

Answer

Saltwater freezes at a lower temperature than freshwater

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Ocean currents distribute heat quickly

Answer

Water reflects most sunlight from its surface

Question 3

An animal has bilateral symmetry. This means the animal:

Accepted Answer

Can be divided into equal halves along only one plane

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Has no definite shape or form

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Has multiple planes of symmetry through a central point

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Has no symmetry at all

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change rather than a physical change?

Accepted Answer

Iron rusting

Answer

Ice melting into water

Answer

A piece of paper being cut in half

Answer

Sugar dissolving in water

Question 5

What happens during the process of osmosis?

Accepted Answer

Water molecules move across a semipermeable membrane from high to low water concentration

Answer

Solute particles move from low to high concentration across a membrane

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Proteins are synthesized along the endoplasmic reticulum

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ATP is generated during the electron transport chain

Question 6

The Richter scale measures which natural phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Earthquake magnitude

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Hurricane wind speed

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Tornado intensity

Answer

Volcanic eruption size