ASVAB General Science Practice Test 518332 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.99
Score 0% 60%

Review

1

Water has a refractive index of 1.33. Which of the following is true?

64% Answer Correctly

light travels 1.33 times faster in a vacuum than it does in water

light is 1.33 times dimmer in a vacuum than it is in water

light is 1.33 times brighter in a vacuum than it is in water

light travels 1.33 times slower in a vacuum than it does in water


Solution

The speed of light varies based on the material that the waves are passing through. The refractive index of a material indicates how easily light travels through it compared to how easily light travels through a vacuum. For example, the refractive index of water is 1.33, meaning that light travels 1.33 times faster in a vacuum than it does in water.


2

What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

62% Answer Correctly

cirrus

cumulus

stratus

cumulonimbus


Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.


3

Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?

43% Answer Correctly

0K

absolute zero

-273°C

32°F


Solution

Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.


4

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?

58% Answer Correctly

animalia

archaea

eukaryota

bacteria


Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.


5

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

power

kinetic energy

a force

work


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.