ASVAB General Science Practice Test 727194 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
Score 0% 73%

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1

This skeletal system is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.

81% Answer Correctly

bone

endoskeleton

exoskeleton

vertebrate


Solution

An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.


2

What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

62% Answer Correctly

cumulonimbus

cumulus

cirrus

stratus


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 is not a method of heat transfer?

67% Answer Correctly

radiation

conduction

reflection

convection


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.


4

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

81% Answer Correctly

anemia

diabetes

scurvy

shingles


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


5

Velocity and displacement are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  Velocity and displacement are which of the following?

69% Answer Correctly

combinational quantities

scalar quantities

composite quantities

vector quantities


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:  \(\vec{v}\)