ASVAB General Science Practice Test 31421 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.88
Score 0% 78%

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1

Which of these vitamins doesn't come from food?

74% Answer Correctly

A

D

Potassium

C


Solution

Vitamins are necessary for a wide variety of bodily processes. Some vitamins like Vitamins A and C come from diet but others, like Vitamin D, are generated in response to sunlight.


2

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

81% Answer Correctly

anemia

diabetes

scurvy

shingles


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


3

Examples of tertiary consumers include:

73% Answer Correctly

fish

chickens

cows

sharks


Solution

Tertiary consumers eat primary consumers and secondary consumers and are typically carnivorous predators. Tertiary consumers may also be omnivores. Examples include wolves, sharks, and human beings.


4

All surface water is part of the:

76% Answer Correctly

lithosphere

hydrosphere

atmosphere

geosphere


Solution

The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).


5

The rate of vibration of sound is called:

83% Answer Correctly

amplitude

frequency

volume

period


Solution

The rate of vibration of sound is called frequency and is measured in hertz (Hz). One hertz is one repetition per second and sounds with high frequency have a higher pitch than sounds with lower frequency. Humans can hear sounds in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.