ASVAB General Science Practice Test 87683 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.28
Score	0%	66%

Review

Which of the following is igneous rock?

68% Answer Correctly

	granite
	marble
	shale
	sandstone

Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.

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

67% Answer Correctly

	epoch
	age
	era
	eon

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.

In the food chain, omnivores may be which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

	secondary consumers or scavengers
	primary or tertiary consumers
	primary or secondary consumers
	secondary or tertiary consumers

Solution

Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.

The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?

79% Answer Correctly

	gravitational
	transitional
	kinetic
	potential

Solution

Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Which of the following is formed when existing rock is altered through pressure, temperature, or chemical processes?

69% Answer Correctly

	igneous
	sedimentary
	metamorphic
	coal