ASVAB General Science Practice Test 518243 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.

70% Answer Correctly

nimbus clouds

stratus clouds

cirrus clouds

cumulus clouds


Solution

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.


2

Within DNA, a variety of a particular gene is called a(n):

55% Answer Correctly

homozygous

chromosome

heterozygous

allele


Solution

The gene is the base unit of inheritance and is contained within DNA. A gene may come in several varieties (alleles) and there are a pair of alleles for every gene. If the alleles are alike, a person is homozygous for that gene. If the alleles are different, heterozygous.


3

Elements in the Periodic Table of the Elements are ordered by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

atomic mass

number of electron shells

atomic weight

atomic number


Solution

The Periodic Table of the Elements categorizes elements primarily by the number of protons in their nucleus (atomic number) and secondarily by the characteristics they exhibit.


4

Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?

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element

compound

atom

molecule


Solution

An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.


5

The biosphere consists of which of the following?

87% Answer Correctly

all of these

atmosphere

hydrosphere

lithosphere


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).