ASVAB General Science Practice Test 307453 Results

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1

A transition zone between two air masses is called:

70% Answer Correctly

boundary

thunderstorm

front

fog


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


2

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by what kind of bond?

48% Answer Correctly

covalent

molecular

chemical

ionic


Solution

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In covalent compounds, electrons are shared between atoms. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.


3

A human heart consists of how many chambers?

84% Answer Correctly

1

8

2

4


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


4

Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

a magnitude only

a direction and a polarity

a magnitude and a direction

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

Which of the following is not a base unit in the metric system?

87% Answer Correctly

liter

degree Fahrenheit

meter

gram


Solution

The Fahrenheit scale is used for measuring temperature in the British system. The metric system uses the Celsius scale.