ASVAB General Science Practice Test 220133 Results

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1

Which of these does not contain oxygenated blood?

47% Answer Correctly

left ventricle

pulmonary vein

aorta

right atrium


Solution

To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.


2

Work is measured in:

75% Answer Correctly

horsepower

watts

amps

joules or newton-meters


Solution

Work is performed on an object when an applied force causes displacement along the same vector. Measured in joules (J) or newton-meters (Nm), work is calculated by multiplying force times displacement:  \(W = \vec{F}\vec{d}\)


3

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

47% Answer Correctly

a direction only

a magnitude only

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude and a polarity


Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)


4

A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge. This desribes which of the following?

79% Answer Correctly

proton

neutron

electron

atom


Solution

A proton is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge.


5

A __________ is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound. 

72% Answer Correctly

neutron

molecule

ion

isotope


Solution

A molecule is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound. The molecules of elements consist of two or more similar atoms, the molecules of compounds consist of two or more different atoms.