ASVAB General Science Practice Test 672929 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
Score 0% 72%

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1

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

62% Answer Correctly

kingdoms

classes

species

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.


2

Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?

79% Answer Correctly

cooling

phase transition

heating

sublimation


Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.


3

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?

62% Answer Correctly

centi

milli

kilo

mega


Solution

In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.


4

An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?

86% Answer Correctly

similar density

similar temperature

all of these

similar moisture


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


5

Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?

71% Answer Correctly

family

genus

domain

species


Solution

The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.