ASVAB General Science Practice Test 136376 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.41
Score 0% 68%

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1

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?

75% Answer Correctly

cold

stationary

occluded

warm 


Solution

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.


2

Blood is created in:

68% Answer Correctly

bone marrow

the heart

the liver

red blood cells


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.


3

Traits represented by genes may be which of the following?

82% Answer Correctly

recessive

expressed

dominant

all of these


Solution

The traits represented by genes are inherited independently of each other  (one from the male and one from the female gamete) and a trait can be dominant or recessive.  A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with a recessive trait while two copies of a recessive trait (one from each parent) must be present for the recessive trait to be expressed.


4

Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?

49% Answer Correctly

atom

element

molecule

compound


Solution

An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.


5

Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?

67% Answer Correctly

thermosphere

troposphere

mesosphere

stratosphere


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.