ASVAB General Science Practice Test 902052 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
Score 0% 66%

Review

1

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

48% Answer Correctly

a direction only

a magnitude only

a magnitude and a polarity

a magnitude and a direction


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:  \(\vec{v}\)


2

The rate of vibration of sound is called:

83% Answer Correctly

period

amplitude

frequency

volume


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

Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:

62% Answer Correctly

herbivores

scavengers

carnivores

omnivores


Solution

Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.


4

A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat is:

76% Answer Correctly

a food chain

a community

a biome

a population


Solution

A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).


5

When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:

60% Answer Correctly

more complex

none of these

similarly complex

less complex


Solution

Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.