ASVAB General Science Practice Test 229081 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.89
Score 0% 78%

Review

1

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?

75% Answer Correctly

warm 

cold

stationary

occluded


Solution

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.


2

Which of these is important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?

88% Answer Correctly

carbohydrates

protein

fats

fiber


Solution

Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.


3

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

61% Answer Correctly

milli

kilo

mega

centi


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


4

Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude only

a direction and a polarity

a direction only


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:  \(\vec{v}\)


5

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

79% Answer Correctly

biome

ecosystem

population

community


Solution

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).