ASVAB General Science Practice Test 937411 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?

46% Answer Correctly

makes up most of the Earth's volume

solid

liquid

primarily solid
Solution

The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).

2

The number system most used in science is the:

94% Answer Correctly

American system

British system

metric system

English system
Solution

The metric system is a number system that designates one base unit for each type of measurement.  For example, the base unit for length is the meter and the base unit for mass is the gram.

3

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

65% Answer Correctly

herbivores and autotrophs

scavengers and decomposers

primary consumers and omnivores

producers and tertiary consumers
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

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the __________ to help break down protein.

77% Answer Correctly

small intestine

stomach

mouth

large intestine
Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.

5

Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

results

side effects

reactants

products
Solution

During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).