ASVAB General Science Practice Test 378115 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.53
Score 0% 71%

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1

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.

2

Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?

43% Answer Correctly

32°F

0K

absolute zero

-273°C
Solution

Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.

3

Which of these vitamins doesn't come from food?

75% Answer Correctly

A

Potassium

C

D
Solution

Vitamins are necessary for a wide variety of bodily processes. Some vitamins like Vitamins A and C come from diet but others, like Vitamin D, are generated in response to sunlight.

4

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

69% Answer Correctly

Mercury

Jupiter

Venus

Earth
Solution

The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial (Earth-like) planets because, like the Earth, they're solid with inner metal cores covered by rocky surfaces.

5

Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one __________ to another.

82% Answer Correctly

family

species

generation

cell
Solution

Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. Heredity is made possible via large strings of chromosomes which carry information encoded in genes.