ASVAB General Science Practice Test 851075 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.57
Score 0% 51%

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1

Which of the following members of the food chain are most alike?

65% Answer Correctly

scavengers and decomposers

producers and tertiary consumers

herbivores and autotrophs

primary consumers and omnivores


Solution

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.


2

In the water cycle, infiltration is most closely related to:

41% Answer Correctly

rivers

oceans

runoff

water table


Solution

The water then accumulates as runoff and eventually returns to bodies of water or is absorbed into the Earth (infiltration) and becomes part of the water table, an underground resevoir of fresh water.


3

Which of the following is the correct order for types of radiation from lowest to highest frequency?

63% Answer Correctly

radio waves → visible light → gamma rays

microwaves → radio waves → visible light

visible light → ultraviolet light → radio waves

infrared waves → microwaves → ultraviolet light


Solution

The electromagnetic spectrum covers all possible wavelengths and frequencies of radiation.  From lowest frequency (longest wavelength) to highest frequency (shortest wavelength) radiation: radio waves → microwaves → infrared waves → visible light → ultraviolet light → X-rays → gamma rays.


4

When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:

29% Answer Correctly

snow

rain

ice

snow or ice


Solution

Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.


5

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?

62% Answer Correctly

milli

mega

centi

kilo


Solution

In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.