ASVAB General Science Practice Test 543552 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
Score 0% 65%

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1

Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?

67% Answer Correctly

mesosphere

stratosphere

troposphere

thermosphere


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.


2

Which of Earth's layers has weather?

63% Answer Correctly

troposphere

stratosphere

thermosphere

mesosphere


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.


3

The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.

81% Answer Correctly

peripheral

somatic

central

autonomic


Solution

The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.


4

Which of the following is true about species groups?

46% Answer Correctly

a community is made up of a group of populations

a population is made up of a group of communities

an ecosystem is a biological population

a biome is a made up of a group of biospheres


Solution

population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.


5

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

68% Answer Correctly

solid

none of these

gas

liquid


Solution

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