ASVAB PRACTICE TEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following cannot be found on the periodic table?
a. Bromine
b. Magnesium oxide
c. Phosphorus
d. Chlorine --CORRECT ANSWER--b. Is correct. Magnesium oxide cannot be
found on the periodic table because it is a compound of two elements.
A cyclist is riding over a hill. At what point is his potential energy greatest?
a. At the base of the hill
b. Halfway up the hill
c. At the very top of the hill
d. On the way down the hill --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Is correct. At the very
top of the hill
Which of the following correctly describes the trait Ll, if "L" represents tallness
and "l" represents shortness?
a. Heterozygous genotype and tall phenotype
b. Heterozygous phenotype and tall genotype
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, c. Homozygous genotype and short phenotype
d. Homozygous phenotype and short genotype --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Is
correct. Heterozygous genotype and tall phenotype. The trait Ll describes the
genotype of the person or the traits for the genes they carry. It is heterozygous
because it contains a dominant gene and a recessive gene. Tallness is the
phenotype of the person or the physical expression of the genes they carry,
because L for tallness is the dominant gene.
What law describes the electric force between two charged particles?
a. Ohm's law
b. Coulomb's law
c. The Doppler effect
d. Kirchhoff's current law --CORRECT ANSWER--b. Is correct. Coulomb's law
describes the electric force between two charged particles. It states that like
charges repel and opposite charges attract, and the greater their distance, the less
force they exert on each other.
What is the name of the organelle that organizes protein synthesis?
a. Mitochondrion
b. Nucleus
c. Ribosome
d. Vacuole --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Is correct. Ribosomes organize protein
synthesis. Mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell. Nucleus is the central
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VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following cannot be found on the periodic table?
a. Bromine
b. Magnesium oxide
c. Phosphorus
d. Chlorine --CORRECT ANSWER--b. Is correct. Magnesium oxide cannot be
found on the periodic table because it is a compound of two elements.
A cyclist is riding over a hill. At what point is his potential energy greatest?
a. At the base of the hill
b. Halfway up the hill
c. At the very top of the hill
d. On the way down the hill --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Is correct. At the very
top of the hill
Which of the following correctly describes the trait Ll, if "L" represents tallness
and "l" represents shortness?
a. Heterozygous genotype and tall phenotype
b. Heterozygous phenotype and tall genotype
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, c. Homozygous genotype and short phenotype
d. Homozygous phenotype and short genotype --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Is
correct. Heterozygous genotype and tall phenotype. The trait Ll describes the
genotype of the person or the traits for the genes they carry. It is heterozygous
because it contains a dominant gene and a recessive gene. Tallness is the
phenotype of the person or the physical expression of the genes they carry,
because L for tallness is the dominant gene.
What law describes the electric force between two charged particles?
a. Ohm's law
b. Coulomb's law
c. The Doppler effect
d. Kirchhoff's current law --CORRECT ANSWER--b. Is correct. Coulomb's law
describes the electric force between two charged particles. It states that like
charges repel and opposite charges attract, and the greater their distance, the less
force they exert on each other.
What is the name of the organelle that organizes protein synthesis?
a. Mitochondrion
b. Nucleus
c. Ribosome
d. Vacuole --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Is correct. Ribosomes organize protein
synthesis. Mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell. Nucleus is the central
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