ASVAB General Science Practice Test 669565 Results

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Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.75
Score	0%	55%

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What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

62% Answer Correctly

	cumulus
	cumulonimbus
	stratus
	cirrus

Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.

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

45% Answer Correctly

	their density
	their temperature
	their size
	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.

In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?

62% Answer Correctly

	species
	classes
	kingdoms
	domains

Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.

Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?

43% Answer Correctly

	32°F
	-273°C
	0K
	absolute zero

Solution

Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.

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

62% Answer Correctly

	periods
	shells
	families
	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.