ASVAB General Science Practice Test 104015 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.16
Score	0%	63%

Review

Which of the following is not true of light waves?

62% Answer Correctly

	are electromagnetic waves
	are mechanical waves
	can travel through a vacuum
	travel faster than sound waves

Solution

Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

	fish
	cows
	all of these
	rats

Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.

Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:

69% Answer Correctly

	macronutrients
	micronutrients
	carbohydrates
	proteins

Solution

Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.

Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

	reactants
	side effects
	products
	results

Solution

During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).

Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds composed of ice crystals. At what elevation to cirrus clouds form?

70% Answer Correctly

	mid-altitude
	low-altitude
	ground level
	high-altitude

Solution

Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.