ASVAB General Science Practice Test 876222 Results

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1

The envelope of gases surrounding the planet is called the:

78% Answer Correctly

atmosphere

lithosphere

hydrosphere

geosphere


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).


2

Which of these digestive enzymes is not produced by the pancreas?

63% Answer Correctly

trypsin

gastric acid

lipase

pancreatic amylase


Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.


3

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

59% Answer Correctly

aorta

atria

ventricles

valves


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


4

The angle of reflection is equal to which the following?

48% Answer Correctly

focal point

90°

angle of incidence

refractive index


Solution

The law of reflection specifies how waves, including light waves, bounce off of surfaces. Specifically, the angle of incidence of the approaching wave is equal to the angle of reflection of the reflected wave as measured from a line perpendicular (90°) to the surface.


5

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

71% Answer Correctly

composite quantities

vector quantities

combinational quantities

scalar 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:  \(\vec{v}\)