ASVAB General Science Practice Test 95524 Results

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1

Which of the following is related to the Cambrian Explosion?

58% Answer Correctly

fossil record

carbon dating

first civilizations

extinction of dinosaurs


Solution

The Cambrian period is one of the most significant geological time periods. Lasting about 53 million years, it marked a dramatic burst of changes in life on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion. It is from this period that the majority of the history of life on Earth, as documented by fossils, is found. Called the fossil record, the layering of these mineralized imprints of organisms preserved in sedementary rock have allowed geologists to build a historical record of plant and animal life on Earth.


2

In the water cycle, infiltration is most closely related to:

41% Answer Correctly

runoff

rivers

water table

oceans


Solution

The water then accumulates as runoff and eventually returns to bodies of water or is absorbed into the Earth (infiltration) and becomes part of the water table, an underground resevoir of fresh water.


3

A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum

all of these are correct

a sound wave is much slower than a light wave

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic


Solution

A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.


4

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

work

power

a force

kinetic energy


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.


5

In cell biology, cytokinesis results in two separate:

56% Answer Correctly

nuclei

chromosomes

cells

chromatids


Solution

During cell division, the cytokinesis phase occurs when cytoplasm and cell membranes complete their separation resulting in two separate cells.