ASVAB General Science Practice Test 609047 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.04
Score 0% 61%

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1

Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?

67% Answer Correctly

mesosphere

troposphere

stratosphere

thermosphere


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.


2

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

46% Answer Correctly

primarily solid

solid

liquid

makes up most of the Earth's volume


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).


3

What kind of weather front is likely to create clouds and storms?

59% Answer Correctly

stationary front

warm front

temperate front

cold front 


Solution

A warm front is the boundary between warm and cool (or cold) air when the warm air is replacing the cold air. Warm air at the surface pushes above the cool air mass creating clouds and storms.


4

The respiratory and circulatory systems are similar in that they:

84% Answer Correctly

add carbon dioxide

deoxygenate blood

transport nutrients

transport oxygen


Solution

Like the respiratory system, the circulatory system serves to transport oxygen throughout the body while removing carbon dioxide. In addition, the circulatory system transports nutrients from the digestive system.


5

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

48% Answer Correctly

a magnitude only

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude and a polarity

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:  \(\vec{v}\)