ASVAB General Science Practice Test 105841 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

The fossil record is a product of which period of Earth's history?

57% Answer Correctly

Cretaceous

Jurassic

Cambrian

Cenozoic


Solution

The Cambrian period is one of the most significant geological time periods. Lasting about 53 million years, it marked a dramatic burst of changes in life on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion. It is from this period that the majority of the history of life on Earth, as documented by fossils, is found. Called the fossil record, the layering of these mineralized imprints of organisms preserved in sedementary rock have allowed geologists to build a historical record of plant and animal life on Earth.


2

What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?

72% Answer Correctly

decomposers

producers

primary consumers

secondary consumers


Solution

Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis


3

Which of the following would you find in the side view mirror of a car?

57% Answer Correctly

concave lens

convex mirror

concave mirror

convex lens


Solution

A concave (or converging) mirror bulges inward and focuses reflected light on the mirror's focal point where the mirror's angles of incidence converge. In contrast, a convex (or diverging) mirror bulges outward and diffuses the light waves that strike it. A common use of a concave mirror is in a reflecting telescope, a common use of a convex mirror is in the side view mirror of a car.


4

50°F is how many °C?

72% Answer Correctly

58

-10

10

122


Solution

The formula to convert from F° to C° is:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)

plugging in our values gives:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (50 - 32)\)

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (18)\)

\(C° = {90 \over 9}\)

\(C° = 10\)


5

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of __________ animals, including humans.

86% Answer Correctly

sentient

vertebrate

spiny

arthropod


Solution

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of vertebrate animals, including humans.