ASVAB General Science Practice Test 333007 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
Score 0% 66%

Review

1

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

48% Answer Correctly

a magnitude and a polarity

a direction only

a magnitude only

a magnitude and a direction


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:  \(\vec{v}\)


2

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).


3

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Which of the following is formed by the gradual depositing of small rocks?

72% Answer Correctly

sedimentary

metamorphic

igneous

granite


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.


4

Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?

64% Answer Correctly

breaking down proteins

absorbing nutrients

breaking down fats

breaking down starches


Solution

Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.


5

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

69% Answer Correctly

Venus

Jupiter

Earth

Mercury


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.