ASVAB General Science Practice Test 634626 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

fish

all of these

cows

rats


Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus.  Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.


2

Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?

61% Answer Correctly

eggs

vegetable oils

olive oil

avocados


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.


3

Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?

49% Answer Correctly

atom

element

compound

molecule


Solution

An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.


4

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

61% Answer Correctly

centi

milli

kilo

mega


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


5

Which of the following is the formula for work?

47% Answer Correctly

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

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

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

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


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:  \(W = \vec{F}\vec{d}\)