ASVAB General Science: Earth Science and Space Science

Question 1

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer and is where most weather patterns occur just below it?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 2

What is the correct order of the rock cycle stages when magma cools and eventually becomes sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

Magma → igneous → weathering/erosion → sediment → sedimentary rock

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Magma → sedimentary → metamorphic → igneous

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Magma → metamorphic → sediment → igneous

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Magma → sediment → igneous → sedimentary rock

Question 3

Ocean tides are primarily caused by which force?

Accepted Answer

The gravitational pull of the Moon (and to a lesser extent, the Sun)

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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Solar wind pressure on the oceans

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Thermal expansion of ocean water

Question 4

On the Mohs hardness scale, which mineral is rated 10 (the hardest)?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

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Quartz

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Corundum

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Topaz

Question 5

Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Jupiter

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Uranus

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Neptune

Question 6

What type of front forms when a cold air mass overtakes and pushes under a warm air mass, often causing thunderstorms?

Accepted Answer

Cold front

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Stationary front

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Warm front

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Occluded front