ASVAB General Science Practice Test 609888 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.48
Score 0% 70%

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1

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

67% Answer Correctly

convection

conduction

radiation

reflection


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.


2

The number system most used in science is the:

94% Answer Correctly

metric system

British system

American system

English system


Solution

The metric system is a number system that designates one base unit for each type of measurement.  For example, the base unit for length is the meter and the base unit for mass is the gram.


3

Which is the proper order of Earth's atmospheric layers from the surface up to space?

58% Answer Correctly

thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere


Solution

The troposphere is the closest layer to Earth, followed by the stratosphere, mesosphere, and finally the thermosphere which borders space.


4

Which of the following members of the food chain are most alike?

65% Answer Correctly

producers and tertiary consumers

primary consumers and omnivores

herbivores and autotrophs

scavengers and decomposers


Solution

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.


5

In the heart, blood flows from the __________ ventricle to the lungs then back to the heart via the __________ atrium.

64% Answer Correctly

right, right

left, left

right, left

left, right


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.