ASVAB General Science Practice Test 914882 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.32
Score 0% 66%

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1

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

work

a force

kinetic energy

power


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.


2

A subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. This desribes which of the following?

74% Answer Correctly

electron

proton

isotope

neutron


Solution

An electron is a subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. Generally, an atom has the same number of negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.


3

Most digestion takes place where?

65% Answer Correctly

small intestine

mouth

large intestine

stomach


Solution

The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.


4

Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

72% Answer Correctly

scavengers

secondary consumers

tertiary consumers

primary consumers


Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus.  Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.


5

Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:

50% Answer Correctly

electrons

atomic mass units

protons

electron shells


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.