ASVAB General Science Practice Test 157454 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.25
Score 0% 65%

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1

Scavengers break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into which of the following?

65% Answer Correctly

carrion

producers

simple nutrients

complex carbohydrates


Solution

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.


2

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:

64% Answer Correctly

family

group

atomic number

period


Solution

The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.


3

What kind of weather front is likely to create clouds and storms?

58% Answer Correctly

warm front

cold front 

temperate front

stationary front


Solution

A warm front is the boundary between warm and cool (or cold) air when the warm air is replacing the cold air. Warm air at the surface pushes above the cool air mass creating clouds and storms.


4

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

61% Answer Correctly

milli

kilo

centi

mega


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


5

212°F is how many °C?

78% Answer Correctly

0

-100

100

\(135 {5 \over 9}\)


Solution

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

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)

plugging in our values gives:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (212 - 32)\)

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (180) = {{180 \times 5} \over 9}\)

\(C° = {900 \over 9}\)

\(C° = 100\)