ASVAB General Science Practice Test 121425 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.69
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1

Which of blood component fights infection?

89% Answer Correctly

platelets

red blood cells

white blood cells

plasma


Solution

Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.


2

An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?

86% Answer Correctly

similar density

similar temperature

all of these

similar moisture


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


3

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

73% Answer Correctly

secondary

all of these

tertiary

primary


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.


4

During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?

53% Answer Correctly

stomach

small intestine

esophagus

large intestine


Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.


5

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

70% Answer Correctly

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic

all of these are correct

a sound wave is much slower than a light wave


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.