ASVAB General Science Practice Test 43151 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

The number system most used in science is the:

94% Answer Correctly

English system

American system

British system

metric system


Solution

The metric system is a number system that designates one base unit for each type of measurement.  For example, the base unit for length is the meter and the base unit for mass is the gram.


2

Which of the following is true about species groups?

47% Answer Correctly

a biome is a made up of a group of biospheres

a community is made up of a group of populations

a population is made up of a group of communities

an ecosystem is a biological population


Solution

population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.


3

Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.

42% Answer Correctly

autonomic

peripheral

central

somatic


Solution

The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.


4

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

48% Answer Correctly

molecular

covalent

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.


5

Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?

55% Answer Correctly

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

weight depends on the location where it is measured

mass depends on the location where it is measured


Solution

Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.  So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.