ASVAB General Science Practice Test 317091 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.56
Score 0% 71%

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1

What part of the brain is responsible for for balance, movement, and muscle coordination?

70% Answer Correctly

cerebellum

brainstem

medulla

cerebrum


Solution

The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.


2

The four planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial. What does terrestrial mean?

74% Answer Correctly

the planets are Earth-like

the planets have magnetic fields

the planets have water

the planets have moons


Solution

The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial (Earth-like) planets because, like the Earth, they're solid with inner metal cores covered by rocky surfaces.


3

Gametes have how many pairs of chromosomes?

76% Answer Correctly

4

46

2

23


Solution

Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.


4

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time. Which of these is the formula for acceleration?

59% Answer Correctly

\(\vec{a} = \Delta \vec{v} t \)

\(\vec{a} = { \Delta \vec{v} \over t }\)

\(\vec{a} = { \vec{v} \over t }\)

\(\vec{a} = { t \over \Delta \vec{v} }\)


Solution

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time. In physics, the delta symbol (\(\Delta\)) represents change so the formula for acceleration becomes  \(\vec{a} = { \Delta \vec{v} \over t }\)


5

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

75% Answer Correctly

occluded

stationary

cold

warm 


Solution

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