ASVAB General Science Practice Test 921466 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.88
Score 0% 58%

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1

Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:

60% Answer Correctly

meteorites

shooting stars

meteoroids

meteors


Solution

Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.


2

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

79% Answer Correctly

community

ecosystem

biome

population


Solution

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).


3

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

48% Answer Correctly

a direction only

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude only

a magnitude and a polarity


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:  \(\vec{v}\)


4

Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites are categorized based on which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

their density

their temperature

their size

their location


Solution

Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.


5

Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?

55% Answer Correctly

platelets

red

white

plasma


Solution

Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.