ASVAB General Science Practice Test 350901 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.00
Score 0% 60%

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1

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

45% Answer Correctly

secondary or tertiary consumers

secondary consumers or scavengers

primary or tertiary consumers

primary or secondary consumers


Solution

Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.


2

Which of the following is metamorphic rock?

52% Answer Correctly

obsidian

marble

granite

coal


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.


3

__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.

64% Answer Correctly

diabetes

scurvy

shingles

anemia


Solution

Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.


4

When light travels between two substances it bends. This is called:

74% Answer Correctly

refraction

conduction

reflection

convection


Solution

Because different materials have different refractive indices, light changes speed when passing from one material to another. This causes the light to bend (refraction) at an angle that depends on the change in refractive index between the materials. The greater the difference, the higher the angle of refraction.


5

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

62% Answer Correctly

opposite poles repel each other

same poles repel each other

opposite poles attract each other

all of these are untrue


Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.