ASVAB General Science Practice Test 774850 Results

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Questions 5 5
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Score 0% 67%

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1

The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?

79% Answer Correctly

kinetic

gravitational

potential

transitional


Solution

Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.


2

Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?

68% Answer Correctly

none of these

liquid

gas

solid


Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.


3

Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?

48% Answer Correctly

air

water

metal

vacuum


Solution

The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium.  Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).


4

Which of the following is not one of the outer planets?

72% Answer Correctly

Neptune

Uranus

Venus

Jupiter


Solution

In contrast to the solid terrestrial planets, the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) consist of hydrogen and helium gas and water.


5

In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.

69% Answer Correctly

capillary

pulmonary

atrial

aorta


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.