ASVAB General Science Practice Test 180439 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.25
Score 0% 65%

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1

Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

72% Answer Correctly

primary consumers

secondary consumers

scavengers

tertiary consumers


Solution

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


2

Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?

59% Answer Correctly

vacuum

solid

liquid

none of these is a medium for sound waves


Solution

A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.


3

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

rats

all of these

fish

cows


Solution

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


4

A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries no electric charge. This desribes which of the following?

79% Answer Correctly

proton

neutron

atom

electron


Solution

A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.


5

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

62% Answer Correctly

groups

families

shells

periods


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.