ASVAB General Science Practice Test 934102 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
Score 0% 66%

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1

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

69% Answer Correctly

vector quantities

combinational quantities

composite 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:  \(\vec{v}\)


2

Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?

71% Answer Correctly

species

domain

family

genus


Solution

The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.


3

These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.

69% Answer Correctly

cumulus clouds

stratus clouds

cirrus clouds

nimbus clouds


Solution

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.


4

Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.

42% Answer Correctly

central

autonomic

peripheral

somatic


Solution

The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.


5

Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?

79% Answer Correctly

sublimation

cooling

phase transition

heating


Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.