ASVAB General Science Practice Test 25915 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.40
Score 0% 68%

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1

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

79% Answer Correctly

community

population

ecosystem

biome


Solution

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


2

I biome is made up of naturally occurring flora and fauna.  Fauna is which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

animals

plants

minerals

habitats


Solution

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


3

Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

a direction and a polarity

a magnitude and a direction

a direction only

a magnitude 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:  \(\vec{v}\)


4

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

day and night cycle

tides

the northern lights

seasons


Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.


5

Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:

48% Answer Correctly

veins

capillaries

arterioles

plasma


Solution

The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.