ASVAB General Science Practice Test 209631 Results

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1

Which of the following is related to the Cambrian Explosion?

58% Answer Correctly

fossil record

extinction of dinosaurs

first civilizations

carbon dating


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

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

64% Answer Correctly

group

family

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 prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?

72% Answer Correctly

valves

capillaries

platelets

atria


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


4

Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the longest time period? 

67% Answer Correctly

eon

era

age

epoch


Solution

The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.


5

As part of digestion, the liver produces bile which breaks down:

64% Answer Correctly

starches

protein

sugars

fat


Solution

The liver produces bile which emulsifies (separates) fat.