ASVAB General Science Practice Test 755025 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.15
Score 0% 63%

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1

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

45% Answer Correctly

liquid

primarily solid

makes up most of the Earth's volume

solid


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).


2

When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:

29% Answer Correctly

rain

snow or ice

ice

snow


Solution

Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.


3

Carbohydrates are found in:

88% Answer Correctly

animal sources

food additives

vegetable oils

sugars and starches


Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).


4

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

47% Answer Correctly

a magnitude and a direction

a direction only

a magnitude and a polarity

a magnitude 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:  \(\vec{v}\)


5

Materials like metals that transfer heat efficiently are called:

83% Answer Correctly

conductors

refractors

insulators

reflectors


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments and conduction is the simplest way this transfer can occur. It is accomplished through direct contact between materials and materials like metals that transfer heat efficiently are called conductors while those that conduct heat poorly, such as plastic, are called insulators.