ASVAB General Science Practice Test 74209 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

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

68% Answer Correctly

conduction

radiation

convection

reflection


Solution

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


2

In taxonomy, domains are the broadest classification of life. How many domains are there?

60% Answer Correctly

5

6

3

dozens


Solution

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


3

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

65% Answer Correctly

scavengers and decomposers

herbivores and autotrophs

producers and tertiary consumers

primary consumers and omnivores


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.


4

Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.

42% Answer Correctly

autonomic

peripheral

somatic

central


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.


5

Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?

55% Answer Correctly

mass depends on the location where it is measured

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

weight depends on the location where it is measured


Solution

Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.  So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.