ASVAB General Science Practice Test 107487 Results

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1

Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?

55% Answer Correctly

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight depends on the location where it is measured

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

mass depends on the location where it is measured


Solution

Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.  So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.


2

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:

64% Answer Correctly

period

group

atomic number

family


Solution

The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.


3

Which of the following is sedimentary rock?

73% Answer Correctly

obsidian

sandstone

basalt

slate


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.


4

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

72% Answer Correctly

power

kinetic energy

work

a force


Solution

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


5

Bronchioles, alveolus, and capillaries are vital parts of which bodily system?

72% Answer Correctly

digestion

respiration

circulation

nervous


Solution

The trachea branches into the left and right bronchi which each lead to a lung where the bronchi subdivide into smaller tubes called bronchioles. Each bronchiole ends in a small sac called an alveolus which allows oxygen from the air to enter the bloodstream via tiny blood vessels called capillaries.