ASVAB General Science Practice Test 738089 Results

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Questions 5 5
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Score 0% 62%

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1

A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries no electric charge. This desribes which of the following?

80% Answer Correctly

electron

atom

neutron

proton
Solution

A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.

2

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.

3

Velocity and displacement are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  Velocity and displacement are which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

combinational quantities

vector quantities

scalar quantities

composite quantities
Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)

4

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

all of these

rats

cows

fish
Solution

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

5

Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

arteries

veins

heart

capillaries
Solution

Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.