ASVAB General Science Practice Test 313584 Results

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1

Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:

50% Answer Correctly

atomic mass units

protons

electrons

electron shells


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number. 


2

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

67% Answer Correctly

age

eon

epoch

era


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.


3

Most digestion takes place where?

65% Answer Correctly

mouth

large intestine

stomach

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.


4

Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?

68% Answer Correctly

liquid

none of these

solid

gas


Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.


5

Which of the following is related to the Cambrian Explosion?

58% Answer Correctly

fossil record

carbon dating

extinction of dinosaurs

first civilizations


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.