College Entrance Exams: General Science Coverage

Like the math portions of college entrance exams, the science portions also have a kind of pattern to them.  The tests draw from certain major branches of science, each with their respective sub-branches.
If you’d like a listing of the kind of high school science subject matter you’ll see on nearly every college entrance test out there, then look no further.  Here it is:
Biology

• Classification/Taxonomy
• Plants and photosynthesis
• Bacteria
• Cell biology
• Animal biology
• Heredity and genetics
• Human biology and anatomy

Chemistry

• The Periodic Table
• Mixtures and compounds
• Chemical reactions and solutions
• Diagrams
• Minerals and nucleotides
• States of matter
• Measurement

Earth Science

• Rocks and minerals
• The Earth’s interior
• Bodies of water
• The ecosystem
• Fossils
• Plate tectonics
• Weather, climate, atmosphere
• Volcanoes and earthquakes

Physics

• Laws of Motion
• Force
• Light, sound and waves
• Matter and energy
• Magnetism and electricity
• Measurement

Astronomy

• Planets of the solar system
• Other heavenly bodies: stars, asteroids, comets, black holes, etc.
• Moon cycles
• Lunar and solar eclipses
• Galaxies and the universe

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