ASVAB General Science Practice Test 459080 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.70
Score 0% 74%

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1

The envelope of gases surrounding the planet is called the:

72% Answer Correctly

lithosphere

geosphere

hydrosphere

atmosphere


Solution

The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).


2

Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

a magnitude only

a direction and a polarity

a magnitude and a direction

a direction 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:  \(\vec{v}\)


3

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

81% Answer Correctly

dense

hot

all of these

makes up most of Earth's volume


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.


4

In cell biology, what part of the cell contains organelles?

54% Answer Correctly

cytoplasm

cell membrane

cell wall

nucleus


Solution

The nucleus of a eukaryotic cell contains the genetic material of the cell and is surrounded by cytoplasm which contains many organelles.


5

The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?

87% Answer Correctly

circulatory

digestive

nervous

reproductive


Solution

Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.