ASVAB General Science Practice Test 82941 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 4.04
Score 0% 81%

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1

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of __________ animals, including humans.

85% Answer Correctly

vertebrate

sentient

spiny

arthropod


Solution

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of vertebrate animals, including humans.


2

The rate of vibration of sound is called:

82% Answer Correctly

amplitude

volume

period

frequency


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

Which of these is important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?

88% Answer Correctly

fiber

fats

protein

carbohydrates


Solution

Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.


4

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?

58% Answer Correctly

eukaryota

archaea

bacteria

animalia


Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.


5

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

81% Answer Correctly

makes up most of Earth's volume

hot

dense

all of these


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.