ASVAB General Science Practice Test 189479 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

Review

1

Velocity and displacement are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  Velocity and displacement are which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

composite quantities

vector quantities

scalar quantities

combinational quantities


Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)


2

What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?

72% Answer Correctly

primary consumers

producers

decomposers

secondary consumers


Solution

Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis


3

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

68% Answer Correctly

convection

radiation

reflection

conduction


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.


4

During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?

53% Answer Correctly

stomach

small intestine

esophagus

large intestine


Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.


5

These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.

69% Answer Correctly

cirrus clouds

cumulus clouds

stratus clouds

nimbus clouds


Solution

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.