{"id":17433,"date":"2022-04-01T17:53:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=17433"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:03:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:03:07","slug":"whats-on-the-ged-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/ged\/whats-on-the-ged-science\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#039;s on the GED: Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GED\u00ae Science Test evaluates your ability to understand, interpret, and apply science information. You will have 90 minutes to answer 34 questions that are based on reading passages, graphics such as diagrams, tables, graphs, and maps, or a combination of the two.\u00a0<\/span>You will need a minimum score of 145 to pass the Science Test, which is one of the four tests you will need to pass in order to earn a high school equivalency diploma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[ RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/ged\/ged-practice-questions-science\/\">GED Science Practice Questions<\/a> <b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GED Science Content Areas<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Life Science (40%)<\/strong> topics include cell structures and processes, human body systems, health and nutrition, heredity and reproduction, genetics and DNA, evolution and natural selection, and the organization of ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Earth and Space Science (20%)<\/strong> topics include the structure of Earth, plate tectonics, geological cycles and processes, renewable and nonrenewable natural resources, weather and climate, the solar system, and the universe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Physical Science (40%)<\/strong> topics include atoms and molecules, properties and states of matter, chemical reactions, energy and work, motion and forces, waves, electricity, and magnetism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GED Science Practices<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to testing your understanding of science passages and graphics, Science Test questions are based on your understanding of skills that are used in scientific study and investigation. These skills are called Science Practices. The science practices include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Comprehend Scientific Presentations to interpret passages and graphics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Use the Scientific Method to design investigations, reason from data, and work with findings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reason with Scientific Information to evaluate conclusions with evidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Apply Concepts and Formulas to express scientific information and apply scientific theories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Use Probabilities and Statistics in a science context.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_iconlist  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Computer-Based GED Science Test Question Formats<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will work with six question formats on the Science Test. Many of the questions will be in the familiar multiple-choice format, but you will need to be acquainted with the other formats as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Multiple-Choice<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Multiple-choice<\/em> questions have four options (A through D). You will <strong>click<\/strong> on the best answer. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Fill-in-the-Blank<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Fill-in-the-blank<\/em> questions will require you to <strong>type<\/strong> a word, phrase, or\u00a0<\/span>number in a box that appears on the screen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Drop-Down<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Drop-down<\/em> questions give you the opportunity to <strong>click<\/strong> on the correct response to complete a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Hot-Spot<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Hot-spot<\/em> items consist of a graphic image. You will need to <strong>click<\/strong> on one or\u00a0<\/span>more \u201cpoints\u201d on a graphic provided.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Drag-and-Drop<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Drag-and-drop<\/em> items require you to <strong>click<\/strong> on a small image, words, or numerical expression and to <strong>drag and drop<\/strong> it in a specified location on the computer screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Short-Answer<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two <em>Short-Answer<\/em> items require you to <strong>type in a text box with editing tools<\/strong> to write a summary, create an experiment design, or explain how evidence supports a hypothesis or conclusion. Each Short-Answer question is expected to take about 10 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_iconlist  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Math Problems on the GED Science Test<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many science investigations use mathematics. For that reason, there will be math questions on the GED\u00ae Science Test.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although you do not have to use a calculator, you may use either a handheld version or an on-screen version of the TI-30XS MultiView\u2122 calculator on the Science Test. Some problems will say: <em>You MAY use your calculator<\/em>. When you see that language, the calculator icon appears at the top of the screen. If you cannot remember how to use the calculator, you can open the\u00a0<\/span>online Calculator Reference Sheet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can click the links to open, move, and close both the online Texas Instruments TI-30XS MultiView\u2122 calculator and the Calculator Reference Sheet. You will want to move them on the computer screen so that they don\u2019t block the problem. Also remember that you will have an off-line wipe-off board that you can use as scratch paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Short-Answer Questions on the GED Science Test<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists and science students communicate about their work in writing. To reflect that, the GED\u00ae Science Test contains two Short-Answer items. The Short-Answer items are based on one passage, two passages, a graphic, or a combination. You will compose your answer in a text box. Read the prompt carefully and use the <strong>online highlighter<\/strong> to target specific facts and information that you will use in your response. Because this is a Short-Answer response, it is expected to be about one or two paragraphs long, with complete sentences and well-developed ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An effective response must answer the questions and use specific information from the source materials. It should not be based on your opinions or personal experiences. Since the Short-Answer responses are worth up to 3 points each, take time to understand the question, plan your response, and choose several facts from the information to back up your position.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with other writing tasks on the GED\u00ae Test, you have word processing tools that you can click on at the top of the toolbox that will allow you to do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Cut<\/strong> (remove extraneous ideas or correct mistakes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Copy<\/strong> and <strong>Paste<\/strong> (move words and ideas to improve your writing)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Undo<\/strong> or <strong>Redo<\/strong> (use if your change your mind or want to restore)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[ WHAT&#8217;S ON THE GED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/ged\/whats-on-the-ged-social-studies\/\">Social Studies<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/ged\/whats-on-the-ged-reasoning-through-language-arts\/\">Language Arts<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/ged\/whats-on-the-ged-mathematical-reasoning\/\">Mathematics<\/a>\u00a0<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GED\u00ae Science Test evaluates your ability to understand, interpret, and apply science information. 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