ASVAB General Science Practice Test 801538 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
Score 0% 65%

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1

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

67% Answer Correctly

convection

conduction

reflection

radiation
Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.

2

The angle of reflection is equal to which the following?

48% Answer Correctly

angle of incidence

refractive index

focal point

90°
Solution

The law of reflection specifies how waves, including light waves, bounce off of surfaces. Specifically, the angle of incidence of the approaching wave is equal to the angle of reflection of the reflected wave as measured from a line perpendicular (90°) to the surface.

3

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

62% Answer Correctly

opposite poles attract each other

same poles repel each other

all of these are untrue

opposite poles repel each other
Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.

4

In the food chain, bacteria and fungi convert the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. Bacteria and fungi are:

86% Answer Correctly

decomposers

primary consumers

scavengers

producers
Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.

5

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

61% Answer Correctly

mega

centi

milli

kilo
Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.