ASVAB General Science Practice Test 328244 Results

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1

Examples of tertiary consumers include:

73% Answer Correctly

chickens

cows

fish

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.


2

A human heart consists of how many chambers?

84% Answer Correctly

4

8

1

2


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


3

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

62% Answer Correctly

periods

families

groups

shells


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number. 


4

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

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mouth

small intestine

large intestine

stomach


Solution

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


5

Which of the following is not true of light waves?

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can travel through a vacuum

travel faster than sound waves

are mechanical waves

are electromagnetic waves


Solution

Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.