ASVAB General Science Practice Test 556918 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
Score 0% 68%

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1

Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?

57% Answer Correctly

products

side effects

results

reactants


Solution

During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).


2

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.


3

Cirrus clouds generally occur in what kind of weather?

51% Answer Correctly

stormy

fair

freezing

hot


Solution

Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.


4

Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?

80% Answer Correctly

sublimation

heating

phase transition

cooling


Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.


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

all of these are correct

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic


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.