ASVAB General Science Practice Test 524829 Results

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1

The pitch of the siren of an approaching ambulance changes as it approaches you. This is an example of which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

reflection

sound radiation

Doppler effect

refraction


Solution

The Doppler effect occurs when the source or listener (or both) of sound waves is moving. If they're moving closer together, the listener perceives the sound with a higher pitch and, when they're moving apart, the listener perceives the sound with a lower pitch.


2

Plant cells may generate energy through which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

all of these

aerobic respiration

anaerobic respiration

photosynthesis


Solution

Some plant cells produce their own energy through photosynthesis which is the process by which sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water react to make sugar and oxygen. Animal cells cannot produce their own energy and, instead, generate energy when mitochondria consume outside sugar and oxygen through aerobic respiration.


3

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

47% Answer Correctly

a magnitude and a polarity

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude only

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:  \(\vec{v}\)


4

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

day and night cycle

seasons

the northern lights

tides


Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.


5

The crust and upper mantle of the earth is called the:

61% Answer Correctly

atmosphere

geosphere

hydrosphere

lithosphere


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).