ASVAB General Science Practice Test 274506 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.95
Score 0% 79%

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1

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

59% Answer Correctly

liquid

vacuum

none of these is a medium for sound waves

solid


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.


2

Which of these is important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?

88% Answer Correctly

fiber

protein

fats

carbohydrates


Solution

Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.


3

Carbohydrates are found in:

88% Answer Correctly

vegetable oils

sugars and starches

animal sources

food additives


Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).


4

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:

70% Answer Correctly

cartilage

vertebra

ligaments

tendons


Solution

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).


5

Work is measured in:

75% Answer Correctly

amps

watts

horsepower

joules or newton-meters


Solution

Work is performed on an object when an applied force causes displacement along the same vector. Measured in joules (J) or newton-meters (Nm), work is calculated by multiplying force times displacement:  \(W = \vec{F}\vec{d}\)