ASVAB General Science Practice Test 450452 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.22
Score 0% 64%

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1

Which of these vitamins doesn't come from food?

74% Answer Correctly

C

D

Potassium

A


Solution

Vitamins are necessary for a wide variety of bodily processes. Some vitamins like Vitamins A and C come from diet but others, like Vitamin D, are generated in response to sunlight.


2

Work is measured in:

75% Answer Correctly

joules or newton-meters

watts

horsepower

amps


Solution

Work is performed on an object when an applied force causes displacement along the same vector. Measured in joules (J) or newton-meters (Nm), work is calculated by multiplying force times displacement:  \(W = \vec{F}\vec{d}\)


3

Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the longest time period? 

67% Answer Correctly

eon

age

epoch

era


Solution

The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.


4

Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

reactants

side effects

results

products


Solution

During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).


5

Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?

45% Answer Correctly

solid

primarily solid

makes up most of the Earth's volume

liquid


Solution

The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).