AFOQT Physical Science Practice Test 2025

Last Updated on December 21, 2024

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AFOQT Physical Science Practice Test 2025

Test Name	AFOQT Practice Test
Section	Physical Science
Practice Test Type	Quiz
Total Questions	20 MCQs
Time Limit	10 minutes
Question Type	Sample Questions
Answers	Yes
Printable PDF	N/A

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AFOQT Physical Science Practice Test

AFOQT Physical Science Practice Test
Total Items: 20 (Multiple Choice Questions)
Time Limit: 10 Minutes

1 / 20

Which type of diagram describes the cycling of energy and nutrients of an ecosystem?

a. Food web

b. Phylogenetic tree

c. Fossil record

d. Pedigree chart

e. Photosynthesis

2 / 20

Which factor is NOT a consideration in population dynamics?

a. Size and age of population

b. Immigration

c. Hair color

d. Number of births

e. Number of deaths

3 / 20

Which system comprises the 206 bones of the body?

a. Skeletal

b. Muscular

c. Endocrine

d. Reproductive

e. Lymphatic

4 / 20

What type of vessel carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other tissues of the body?

a. Veins

b. Intestines

c. Bronchioles

d. Arteries

e. Capillaries

5 / 20

What is the MAIN function of the respiratory system?

a. To eliminate waste through the kidneys and bladder

b. To exchange gas between the air and circulating blood

c. To transform food and liquids into energy

d. To excrete waste from the body

e. To produce and secrete hormones

6 / 20

Which of the following would occur in response to a change in water concentration?

a. Phototropism

b. Thermotropism

c. Gravitropism

d. Hydrotropism

e. Geotropism

7 / 20

What important function are the roots of plants responsible for?

a. Absorbing water from the surrounding environment

b. Performing photosynthesis

c. Conducting sugars downward through the leaves

d. Supporting the plant body

e. Seed development and reproduction

8 / 20

How are fungi similar to plants?

a. They have a cell wall

b. They contain chloroplasts

c. They perform photosynthesis

d. They use carbon dioxide as a source of energy

e. They use carbon monoxide as a source of energy

9 / 20

What is the broadest, or LEAST specialized, classification of the Linnean taxonomic system?

a. Species

b. Family

c. Order

d. Phylum

e. Domain

10 / 20

What is ONE reason why speciation can occur?

a. Geographic separation

b. Seasons

c. Daylight

d. A virus

e. Gravity

11 / 20

What is the chemical reaction when a compound is broken down into its elemental components called?

a. A synthesis reaction

b. A decomposition reaction

c. An organic reaction

d. An oxidation reaction

e. A composition reaction

12 / 20

According to Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, which of the following is true?

a. Two objects cannot exert a force on each other without touching.

b. An object at rest has no inertia.

c. The weight of an object is the same as the mass of the object.

d. Volume is equal to the change in momentum per change in time.

e. The weight of an object is equal to the mass of an object multiplied by gravity.

13 / 20

What is the current when a 3.0 V battery is wired across a lightbulb that has a resistance of 6.0 ohms?

a. 0.5 A

b. 18.0 A

c. 0.5 J

d. 18.0 J

e. 9.0 J

14 / 20

Considering a gas in a closed system, at a constant volume, what will happen to the temperature if the pressure is increased?

a. The temperature will stay the same

b. The temperature will decrease

c. The temperature will increase

d. It cannot be determined with the information given

e. The temperature will increase and then slowly decrease.

15 / 20

What is the molarity of a solution made by dissolving 4.0 grams of NaCl into enough water to make 120 mL of solution? The atomic mass of Na is 23.0 g/mol and Cl is 35.5 g/mol.

a. 0.34 M

b. 0.57 M

c. 0.034 M

d. 0.057 M

e. 0.094 M

16 / 20

What is the name of this compound: CO?

a. Carbonite oxide

b. Carbonic dioxide

c. Carbonic oxide

d. Carbon monoxide

e. Carbonite dioxide

17 / 20

Which statement is true regarding electrostatic charges?

a. Like charges attract.

b. Like charges repel.

c. Like charges are neutral.

d. Like charges neither attract nor repel.

e. Like charges attack each other.

18 / 20

What is the name of the scale used in sound level meters to measure the intensity of sound waves?

Doppler

Electron

Watt

Decibel

Seismograph

19 / 20

What does the Lewis Dot structure of an element represent?

The outer proton valence shell population

The inner electron valence shell population

The positioning of the element’s protons

The positioning of the element’s neutrons

The outer electron valence shell population

20 / 20

What is the total mechanical energy of a system?

The total potential energy

The total kinetic energy

Kinetic energy plus potential energy

Kinetic energy minus potential energy

Potential energy divided by kinetic energy

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