ASVAB General Science Practice Test 952344 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.35
Score	0%	67%

Review

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

45% Answer Correctly

	primarily solid
	solid
	liquid
	makes up most of the Earth's volume

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).

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10³?

61% Answer Correctly

	milli
	kilo
	mega
	centi

Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 10³.

Plant cells may generate energy through which of the following?

73% Answer Correctly

	all of these
	aerobic respiration
	photosynthesis
	anaerobic respiration

Solution

Some plant cells produce their own energy through photosynthesis which is the process by which sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water react to make sugar and oxygen. Animal cells cannot produce their own energy and, instead, generate energy when mitochondria consume outside sugar and oxygen through aerobic respiration.

The number system most used in science is the:

94% Answer Correctly

	British system
	English system
	American system
	metric 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.

Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?

64% Answer Correctly

	breaking down fats
	absorbing nutrients
	breaking down starches
	breaking down proteins

Solution

Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.