ASVAB General Science Practice Test 635637 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.38
Score 0% 68%

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1

Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites are categorized based on which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

their size

their temperature

their density

their location
Solution

Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.

2

Which of the following is a decomposer?

89% Answer Correctly

pine tree

ferret

fungi

mosquito
Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.

3

In the food chain, bacteria and fungi convert the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. Bacteria and fungi are:

86% Answer Correctly

producers

scavengers

primary consumers

decomposers
Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.

4

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

68% Answer Correctly

liquid

none of these

gas

solid
Solution

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

5

The coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere is reached in which atmospheric layer?

52% Answer Correctly

thermosphere

stratosphere

troposphere

mesosphere
Solution

In the mesosphere, temperature again drops as altitude increases until the coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere, the mesopause, is reached where temperatures fall to −225 °F (−143 °C).