ASVAB General Science Practice Test 448460 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.94
Score 0% 59%

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1

Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?

49% Answer Correctly

water

vacuum

air

metal


Solution

The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium.  Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).


2

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a kingdom?

63% Answer Correctly

plants

bacteria

animals

fungi


Solution

Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi.  (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)


3

Which of the following states of matter exists at the lowest temperature?

72% Answer Correctly

solid

none of these

liquid

gas


Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.


4

Which of the following is the formula for work?

47% Answer Correctly

\(W = {F}{d}\)

\(W = {\vec{F} \over \vec{d} }\)

\(W = {{F}\over{d}}\)

\(W = \vec{F}\vec{d}\)


Solution

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


5

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, atomic number is equal to which of the following?

63% Answer Correctly

number of protons in the nucleus

number of electrons orbiting the nucleus

number of protons + neutrons in the nucleus

number of neutrons in the nucleus


Solution

The Periodic Table of the Elements categorizes elements primarily by the number of protons in their nucleus (atomic number) and secondarily by the characteristics they exhibit.