ASVAB General Science Practice Test 849421 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

Review

1

Carbohydrates are found in:

88% Answer Correctly

animal sources

sugars and starches

vegetable oils

food additives


Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).


2

Water coming to a boil on a stove, ice melting, and steam from a cup of coffee are all examples of which of the following? 

66% Answer Correctly

conduction

reflection

radiation

convection


Solution

Convection is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.


3

Cellular fermentation takes place:

50% Answer Correctly

in the presence of oxygen

anaerobically

in plant cells

aerobically


Solution

If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.


4

Which of the following is not true of light waves?

62% Answer Correctly

are electromagnetic waves

can travel through a vacuum

travel faster than sound waves

are mechanical waves


Solution

Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.


5

Which of the following is sedimentary rock?

74% Answer Correctly

basalt

obsidian

sandstone

slate


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.