ASVAB General Science Practice Test 497794 Results

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Questions 5 5
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Score 0% 73%

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1

Which of the following is not a base unit in the metric system?

87% Answer Correctly

liter

degree Fahrenheit

meter

gram


Solution

The Fahrenheit scale is used for measuring temperature in the British system. The metric system uses the Celsius scale.


2

An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?

59% Answer Correctly

Jupiter and Saturn

Mars and Earth

Mercury and Venus

Mars and Jupiter


Solution

The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


3

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?

62% Answer Correctly

kilo

mega

centi

milli


Solution

In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.


4

Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?

74% Answer Correctly

stratus clouds

cumulus clouds

cirrus clouds

fog


Solution

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.


5

The rate of vibration of sound is called:

83% Answer Correctly

period

frequency

amplitude

volume


Solution

The rate of vibration of sound is called frequency and is measured in hertz (Hz). One hertz is one repetition per second and sounds with high frequency have a higher pitch than sounds with lower frequency. Humans can hear sounds in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.