VASVAB 2023-2024 COMPLETE
DETAILED CASE STUDY
The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows ....? - Breathing
A convex mirror ... light waves,
A convex lens ... light waves. - Diverges
Converges
The state of matter occurring at lower temperatures is the ... state - Solid
What is the difference bw physical change and chemical change? - A physical change may alter the form,
size or shape of matter; a chemical change alters its molecules.
Put these in order to describe how blood flows from the heart to the body: body, left atrium, right
atrium, right ventricle, left ventricles, lungs - Right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle,
body
An acid gives up _____ charged hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. - positively
When genetic signals in a cell fail to tell it to stop reproducing, the result may be - cancer
A type of matter is classified as an element when _____ - It cannot be separated into different types of
matter by ordinary chemical methods
The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately _____ meters per second - 300 million
What is inertia? - The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
,What is a vector quantity? - a quantity defined by both magnitude and direction
What formula is used to calculate velocity - v = d/t, where v = velocity (a vector quantity), d =
displacement (a vector quantity), and t = time
Which two bodily functions are enhanced by calcium? - bone growth, muscle function
The Moon affects which activity on Earth? - tides
The asteroid belt closest to the Earth lies between which two planets? - Mars and Jupiter
Define biosphere - The biosphere consists of the layers of Earth (crust, surface, atmosphere) where life
naturally occurs.
Why are the four planets closest to the sun called the terrestrial planets - The composition of these
planets is similar to that of Earth.
A stationary front produces .. weather - cloudy and wet
The Earth is approximately _____ years old. - 4.6 billion
What are the five kingdoms of living things? - Monera (sometimes split into Bacteria and Archaea),
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Put these classifications in order from broadest to narrowest: class, domain, family, genus, kingdom,
species, order, phylum - Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Define biome - A biome is a major life zone of interrelated species bound together by a similar climate
and similar plant and animal life.
The genetic material of a eukaryotic cell is contained in its - nucleus
, Diploids cells have .. times the number of chromosomes as do haploid cell - Two
How does vaccination (immunization) prevent disease - it causes the immune system to react to a
deactivated, weakened, or partial pathogen so that the immune system will react to future exposure to a
similar pathogen
What is a zygote? - fertilized egg
1 kilometer is how many times larger than 1 millimeters - 1,000,000 times larger
Ova are carried from ovaries to the uterus through the _________. - fallopian tubes
The .. is the major connecting center between the brain and the nerve network - spinal cord
What is another name for large intestines - colon
A magnetic compass' .. pole points to the Earth's North Pole - South
What does a positive or negative sign in a blood type indicate - Rh factor
The aorta is the largest .. in the body - artery
The respiratory system enables blood cells to absorb.. and eliminate.. and water vapor - oxygen and
carbon dioxide
Bananas are a source of which important mineral? - Potassium
What is a unique feature of vitamin D - One of its best sources comes not from diet but from the Sun.
The skin generates vitamin D in response to ultraviolet rays.
DETAILED CASE STUDY
The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows ....? - Breathing
A convex mirror ... light waves,
A convex lens ... light waves. - Diverges
Converges
The state of matter occurring at lower temperatures is the ... state - Solid
What is the difference bw physical change and chemical change? - A physical change may alter the form,
size or shape of matter; a chemical change alters its molecules.
Put these in order to describe how blood flows from the heart to the body: body, left atrium, right
atrium, right ventricle, left ventricles, lungs - Right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle,
body
An acid gives up _____ charged hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. - positively
When genetic signals in a cell fail to tell it to stop reproducing, the result may be - cancer
A type of matter is classified as an element when _____ - It cannot be separated into different types of
matter by ordinary chemical methods
The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately _____ meters per second - 300 million
What is inertia? - The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
,What is a vector quantity? - a quantity defined by both magnitude and direction
What formula is used to calculate velocity - v = d/t, where v = velocity (a vector quantity), d =
displacement (a vector quantity), and t = time
Which two bodily functions are enhanced by calcium? - bone growth, muscle function
The Moon affects which activity on Earth? - tides
The asteroid belt closest to the Earth lies between which two planets? - Mars and Jupiter
Define biosphere - The biosphere consists of the layers of Earth (crust, surface, atmosphere) where life
naturally occurs.
Why are the four planets closest to the sun called the terrestrial planets - The composition of these
planets is similar to that of Earth.
A stationary front produces .. weather - cloudy and wet
The Earth is approximately _____ years old. - 4.6 billion
What are the five kingdoms of living things? - Monera (sometimes split into Bacteria and Archaea),
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Put these classifications in order from broadest to narrowest: class, domain, family, genus, kingdom,
species, order, phylum - Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Define biome - A biome is a major life zone of interrelated species bound together by a similar climate
and similar plant and animal life.
The genetic material of a eukaryotic cell is contained in its - nucleus
, Diploids cells have .. times the number of chromosomes as do haploid cell - Two
How does vaccination (immunization) prevent disease - it causes the immune system to react to a
deactivated, weakened, or partial pathogen so that the immune system will react to future exposure to a
similar pathogen
What is a zygote? - fertilized egg
1 kilometer is how many times larger than 1 millimeters - 1,000,000 times larger
Ova are carried from ovaries to the uterus through the _________. - fallopian tubes
The .. is the major connecting center between the brain and the nerve network - spinal cord
What is another name for large intestines - colon
A magnetic compass' .. pole points to the Earth's North Pole - South
What does a positive or negative sign in a blood type indicate - Rh factor
The aorta is the largest .. in the body - artery
The respiratory system enables blood cells to absorb.. and eliminate.. and water vapor - oxygen and
carbon dioxide
Bananas are a source of which important mineral? - Potassium
What is a unique feature of vitamin D - One of its best sources comes not from diet but from the Sun.
The skin generates vitamin D in response to ultraviolet rays.
