ASVAB General Science Practice Test 964210 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.37
Score	0%	67%

Review

The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?

87% Answer Correctly

	circulatory
	nervous
	digestive
	reproductive

Solution

Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

62% Answer Correctly

	velocity
	mass
	acceleration
	momentum

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: \(\vec{v}\)

In the foood chain, producers serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through:

47% Answer Correctly

	autotrophs
	decomposition
	chemosynthesis
	photosynthesis

Solution

Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis

In the food chain, consumers are classified as which of the following?

73% Answer Correctly

	tertiary
	secondary
	primary
	all of these

Solution

Most animals consume other organisms to survive. Consumers (heterotrophs) are divided into three types, primary, secondary, and tertiary, based on their place in the food chain.

Generally, an atom has __________ negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.

67% Answer Correctly

	fewer
	equal numbers of
	double the number of
	more

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.