ASVAB General Science Practice Test 735484 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.04
Score 0% 61%

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1

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

45% Answer Correctly

primary or secondary consumers

primary or tertiary consumers

secondary consumers or scavengers

secondary or tertiary consumers


Solution

Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.


2

Work is measured in:

75% Answer Correctly

joules or newton-meters

amps

watts

horsepower


Solution

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


3

Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?

71% Answer Correctly

genus

family

domain

species


Solution

The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.


4

Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?

55% Answer Correctly

weight depends on the location where it is measured

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

mass depends on the location where it is measured


Solution

Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.  So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.


5

Which of the following is related to the Cambrian Explosion?

58% Answer Correctly

first civilizations

carbon dating

extinction of dinosaurs

fossil record


Solution

The Cambrian period is one of the most significant geological time periods. Lasting about 53 million years, it marked a dramatic burst of changes in life on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion. It is from this period that the majority of the history of life on Earth, as documented by fossils, is found. Called the fossil record, the layering of these mineralized imprints of organisms preserved in sedementary rock have allowed geologists to build a historical record of plant and animal life on Earth.