ASVAB General Science Practice Test 413278 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.95
Score 0% 59%

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1

The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?

63% Answer Correctly

between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn

in the Kuiper Belt

in the asteroid belt

outside the solar system


Solution

The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.


2

Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?

48% Answer Correctly

water

air

vacuum

metal


Solution

The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium.  Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).


3

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

69% Answer Correctly

Mercury

Jupiter

Venus

Earth


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.


4

Which of the following would be found on a reflecting telescope?

42% Answer Correctly

convex mirror

concave mirror

concave lens

convex lens


Solution

A concave (or converging) mirror bulges inward and focuses reflected light on the mirror's focal point where the mirror's angles of incidence converge. In contrast, a convex (or diverging) mirror bulges outward and diffuses the light waves that strike it. A common use of a concave mirror is in a reflecting telescope, a common use of a convex mirror is in the side view mirror of a car.


5

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:

71% Answer Correctly

tendons

vertebra

ligaments

cartilage


Solution

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).