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GED SCIENCE, ACTUAL LATEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
corrosion -correct-answer-the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a
chemical reaction
cyclone -correct-answer-(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses
about a low-pressure center
cyclotron -correct-answer-an accelerator that imparts energies of several million
electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
cytoplasm -correct-answer-a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles
are suspended
decibel -correct-answer-unit of measurement for the loudness of sounds
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deciduous -correct-answer-Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of
the growing season
dehyration -correct-answer-loss of water
Deoxyribonuceic acid -correct-answer-A kind of nucleic acid containing the sugar,
deoxyribose.
Desalination -correct-answer-the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
diabetes -correct-answer-any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive
urination and persistent thirst
diaphragm -correct-answer-Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity
that helps with breathing
diffusion -correct-answer-the act of dispersing or diffusing something
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digestion -correct-answer-the organic process by which food is converted into
substances that can be absorbed into the body
disinfectant -correct-answer-an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that
destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
distillation -correct-answer-a process used to separate dissolved solids from a
liquid, which is boiled to produce a vapor that is then condensed into a liquid
ebb tide -correct-answer-outgoing or falling tide
echo -correct-answer-a reflected sound wave
eclipse -correct-answer-one celestial body obscures another
ecology -correct-answer-the branch of biology concerned with the relations
between organisms and their environment
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electric current -correct-answer-a flow of electricity through a conductor
electrolysis -correct-answer-removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an
electric current through the hair root
element -correct-answer-an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a
composite entity is made up
embryo -correct-answer-an animal organism in the early stages of growth and
differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms
terminate in commencement of larval life
emulsifier -correct-answer-a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of
an emulsion
enzyme -correct-answer-any of several complex proteins that are produced by
cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
GED SCIENCE, ACTUAL LATEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
corrosion -correct-answer-the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a
chemical reaction
cyclone -correct-answer-(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses
about a low-pressure center
cyclotron -correct-answer-an accelerator that imparts energies of several million
electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
cytoplasm -correct-answer-a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles
are suspended
decibel -correct-answer-unit of measurement for the loudness of sounds
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deciduous -correct-answer-Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of
the growing season
dehyration -correct-answer-loss of water
Deoxyribonuceic acid -correct-answer-A kind of nucleic acid containing the sugar,
deoxyribose.
Desalination -correct-answer-the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
diabetes -correct-answer-any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive
urination and persistent thirst
diaphragm -correct-answer-Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity
that helps with breathing
diffusion -correct-answer-the act of dispersing or diffusing something
,3|Page
digestion -correct-answer-the organic process by which food is converted into
substances that can be absorbed into the body
disinfectant -correct-answer-an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that
destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
distillation -correct-answer-a process used to separate dissolved solids from a
liquid, which is boiled to produce a vapor that is then condensed into a liquid
ebb tide -correct-answer-outgoing or falling tide
echo -correct-answer-a reflected sound wave
eclipse -correct-answer-one celestial body obscures another
ecology -correct-answer-the branch of biology concerned with the relations
between organisms and their environment
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electric current -correct-answer-a flow of electricity through a conductor
electrolysis -correct-answer-removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an
electric current through the hair root
element -correct-answer-an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a
composite entity is made up
embryo -correct-answer-an animal organism in the early stages of growth and
differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms
terminate in commencement of larval life
emulsifier -correct-answer-a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of
an emulsion
enzyme -correct-answer-any of several complex proteins that are produced by
cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
