ASVAB General Science Practice Test 206729 Results

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1

Momentum is a measure of how difficult it is for a moving object to stop. Which of the following is the formula for momentum?

60% Answer Correctly

\(\vec{p} = { \vec{v} \over m}\)

\(\vec{p} = m\vec{v}\)

\(\vec{p} = {m \over \vec{v}}\)

none of these


Solution

Momentum is a measure of how difficult it is for a moving object to stop and is calculated by multiplying the object's mass by its velocity:  \(\vec{p} = m\vec{v}\).  Like velocity, momentum is a vector quantity as it expresses force applied in a specific direction.


2

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

70% Answer Correctly

a sound wave is much slower than a light wave

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum

all of these are correct


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.


3

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

72% Answer Correctly

work

a force

power

kinetic energy


Solution

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


4

A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat is:

75% Answer Correctly

a population

a food chain

a community

a biome


Solution

A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).


5

Which of Earth's layers has weather?

63% Answer Correctly

stratosphere

troposphere

thermosphere

mesosphere


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.