ASVAB General Science Practice Test 969718 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.89
Score	0%	58%

Review

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a kingdom?

63% Answer Correctly

	bacteria
	animals
	fungi
	plants

Solution

Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi. (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time. Which of these is the formula for acceleration?

59% Answer Correctly

	\(\vec{a} = { t \over \Delta \vec{v} }\)
	\(\vec{a} = \Delta \vec{v} t \)
	\(\vec{a} = { \Delta \vec{v} \over t }\)
	\(\vec{a} = { \vec{v} \over t }\)

Solution

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time. In physics, the delta symbol (\(\Delta\)) represents change so the formula for acceleration becomes \(\vec{a} = { \Delta \vec{v} \over t }\)

The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas is called:

61% Answer Correctly

	radiation
	convection
	conduction
	diffusion

Solution

Convection is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas. Examples of heat transfer by convection include water coming to a boil on a stove, ice melting, and steam from a cup of coffee.

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10^-3?

62% Answer Correctly

	kilo
	milli
	centi
	mega

Solution

In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10^-3.

As part of the carbon cycle, plants release carbon into the atmosphere through which process?

45% Answer Correctly

	evaporation
	decomposition
	sedimentation
	photosynthesis

Solution

The carbon cycle represents the ciruit of carbon through Earth's ecosystem. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere is absorbed by plants through photosynthesis. Plants then die and release carbon back into the atmosphere during decomposition or are eaten by animals who breathe (respiration) the carbon into the atmosphere they exhale and produce waste which also releases carbon as it decays.