ASVAB General Science Practice Test 808416 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following describes how a person's genes express themselves in physical characteristics?

61% Answer Correctly

phenotype

chromotype

genotype

DNA


Solution

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.


2

The ozone layer is in which of Earth's atmospheric layers?

67% Answer Correctly

troposphere

stratosphere

thermosphere

mesosphere


Solution

The stratosphere is just above the troposphere and is stratified in temperature with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to Earth. This increase in temperature is a result of absorption of the Sun's radiation by the ozone layer.


3

Bronchioles, alveolus, and capillaries are vital parts of which bodily system?

72% Answer Correctly

respiration

circulation

digestion

nervous


Solution

The trachea branches into the left and right bronchi which each lead to a lung where the bronchi subdivide into smaller tubes called bronchioles. Each bronchiole ends in a small sac called an alveolus which allows oxygen from the air to enter the bloodstream via tiny blood vessels called capillaries.


4

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

55% Answer Correctly

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight depends on the location where it is measured

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

mass 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.


5

Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period? 

57% Answer Correctly

eon

age

epoch

period


Solution

The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.