ASVAB General Science Practice Test 990805 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

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

62% Answer Correctly

mega

centi

milli

kilo


Solution

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


2

Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites are categorized based on which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

their temperature

their size

their density

their location


Solution

Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.


3

A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

a sound wave is much slower than a light wave

all of these are correct

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum


Solution

A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.


4

Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:

62% Answer Correctly

herbivores

carnivores

scavengers

omnivores


Solution

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


5

Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

arteries

veins

heart

capillaries


Solution

Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.