ASVAB General Science Practice Test 214930 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.28
Score 0% 66%

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1

In taxonomy, domains are the broadest classification of life. How many domains are there?

60% Answer Correctly

3

5

6

dozens


Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.


2

Examples of secondary consumers include:

53% Answer Correctly

grasshoppers

wolves

plankton

chickens


Solution

Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.


3

What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?

83% Answer Correctly

one controls thinking, the other controls feeling

one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity

each belongs to a different nervous system

one is inherited, the other is learned


Solution

Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.


4

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

70% Answer Correctly

stratus clouds

nimbus clouds

cumulus clouds

cirrus 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.


5

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

62% Answer Correctly

velocity

acceleration

mass

momentum


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:  \(\vec{v}\)