ASVAB General Science Practice Test 30747 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.21
Score 0% 64%

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1

In the food chain, omnivores may be which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

secondary consumers or scavengers

primary or secondary consumers

secondary or tertiary consumers

primary or tertiary consumers


Solution

Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.


2

The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?

79% Answer Correctly

potential

kinetic

gravitational

transitional


Solution

Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.


3

In fermentation, what replaces oxygen in anaerobic respiration?

63% Answer Correctly

starches

ascorbic acid or peptides

lactic acid or alcohol

water


Solution

If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.


4

What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

63% Answer Correctly

cirrus

cumulonimbus

stratus

cumulus


Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.


5

A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

a sound wave is much slower than a light wave

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic

all of these are correct


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.