ASVAB General Science Practice Test 974216 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.19
Score 0% 64%

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1

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

61% Answer Correctly

kilo

centi

mega

milli


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


2

The first step in the water cycle is:

68% Answer Correctly

evaporation

reclamation

infiltration

precipitation


Solution

The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.


3

Which of these is not a component of blood?

82% Answer Correctly

white blood cells

plasma

red blood cells

marrow


Solution

Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.


4

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This describes which of Newton's laws of motion?

69% Answer Correctly

third

fourth

first

second


Solution

Newton's third law of motion states that For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object.


5

In the water cycle, infiltration is most closely related to:

41% Answer Correctly

runoff

oceans

water table

rivers


Solution

The water then accumulates as runoff and eventually returns to bodies of water or is absorbed into the Earth (infiltration) and becomes part of the water table, an underground resevoir of fresh water.