Praxis - General Science 5436 Questions
and Answers Latest Version Graded A+
What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
✔✔Gravitational force
What type of energy is stored in the bonds of chemical compounds?
✔✔Chemical energy
What is the scientific term for the amount of matter in an object?
✔✔Mass
What process in the water cycle involves liquid water turning into vapor?
✔✔Evaporation
What is the function of the respiratory system in humans?
✔✔To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
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,What kind of rock is formed from the cooling of magma?
✔✔Igneous rock
What is the main purpose of a control group in an experiment?
✔✔To serve as a baseline for comparison
What gas do animals produce that plants use during photosynthesis?
✔✔Carbon dioxide
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
✔✔Stratosphere
What property of an object determines how much it resists changes in motion?
✔✔Inertia
What part of the atom contains protons and neutrons?
✔✔Nucleus
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, What type of cell division produces four genetically unique cells?
✔✔Meiosis
What is the term for the change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer?
✔✔Doppler effect
What is the function of enzymes in biological systems?
✔✔To speed up chemical reactions
What is the term for an educated guess based on observations?
✔✔Hypothesis
What do we call the transfer of heat through a fluid, such as air or water?
✔✔Convection
What is the most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere?
✔✔Nitrogen
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and Answers Latest Version Graded A+
What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
✔✔Gravitational force
What type of energy is stored in the bonds of chemical compounds?
✔✔Chemical energy
What is the scientific term for the amount of matter in an object?
✔✔Mass
What process in the water cycle involves liquid water turning into vapor?
✔✔Evaporation
What is the function of the respiratory system in humans?
✔✔To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
1
,What kind of rock is formed from the cooling of magma?
✔✔Igneous rock
What is the main purpose of a control group in an experiment?
✔✔To serve as a baseline for comparison
What gas do animals produce that plants use during photosynthesis?
✔✔Carbon dioxide
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
✔✔Stratosphere
What property of an object determines how much it resists changes in motion?
✔✔Inertia
What part of the atom contains protons and neutrons?
✔✔Nucleus
2
, What type of cell division produces four genetically unique cells?
✔✔Meiosis
What is the term for the change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer?
✔✔Doppler effect
What is the function of enzymes in biological systems?
✔✔To speed up chemical reactions
What is the term for an educated guess based on observations?
✔✔Hypothesis
What do we call the transfer of heat through a fluid, such as air or water?
✔✔Convection
What is the most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere?
✔✔Nitrogen
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