ASVAB General Science Practice Test 475846 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

63% Answer Correctly

shells

families

periods

groups


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

Which of the following is not a base unit in the metric system?

88% Answer Correctly

liter

degree Fahrenheit

gram

meter


Solution

The Fahrenheit scale is used for measuring temperature in the British system. The metric system uses the Celsius scale.


3

The Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.

64% Answer Correctly

G

E

D

S


Solution

The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.


4

The envelope of gases surrounding the planet is called the:

78% Answer Correctly

atmosphere

geosphere

lithosphere

hydrosphere


Solution

The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).


5

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

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opposite poles attract each other

opposite poles repel each other

all of these are untrue

same poles repel each other


Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.