ASVAB General Science Practice Test 129388 Results

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1

Which of these is not a component of blood?

82% Answer Correctly

red blood cells

white blood cells

marrow

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

Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?

80% Answer Correctly

heating

cooling

phase transition

sublimation


Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.


3

Which of the following is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element?

74% Answer Correctly

element

neutron

atom

molecule


Solution

An atom is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element.


4

In cell biology, cytokinesis results in two separate:

57% Answer Correctly

chromosomes

chromatids

nuclei

cells


Solution

During cell division, the cytokinesis phase occurs when cytoplasm and cell membranes complete their separation resulting in two separate cells.


5

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

63% Answer Correctly

opposite poles attract each other

same poles repel each other

opposite poles repel each other

all of these are untrue


Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.