ASVAB General Science Practice Test 107101 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.31
Score	0%	66%

Review

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

	seasons
	the northern lights
	day and night cycle
	tides

Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.

Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?

80% Answer Correctly

	sublimation
	phase transition
	heating
	cooling

Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.

The small intestine utilizes enzymes produced where?

66% Answer Correctly

	liver
	all of these are correct
	pancreas
	small intestine

Solution

The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.

Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?

47% Answer Correctly

	asteroids contain frozen water
	asteroids have a coma
	comets orbit the Sun
	comets have an atmosphere

Solution

A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.

I biome is made up of naturally occurring flora and fauna. Fauna is which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

	minerals
	habitats
	plants
	animals

Solution

A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).