ASVAB General Science Practice Test 435020 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
Score 0% 68%

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1

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

55% Answer Correctly

primarily liquid

solid

primarily solid

liquid


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.


2

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

81% Answer Correctly

shingles

diabetes

scurvy

anemia


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


3

Which of the following is not true of light waves?

62% Answer Correctly

travel faster than sound waves

can travel through a vacuum

are mechanical waves

are electromagnetic waves


Solution

Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.


4

__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.

64% Answer Correctly

diabetes

anemia

scurvy

shingles


Solution

Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.


5

Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

a direction and a polarity

a direction only

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude 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:  \(\vec{v}\)