ASVAB General Science Practice Test 142933 Results

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1

The process of diffusion allows __________ to exchange oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste between blood and the body's cells.

57% Answer Correctly

red blood cells

capillaries

veins

arteries


Solution

Capillaries are small thin-walled vessels that permit the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste between blood and the body's cells. This process of exchange is called diffusion.


2

Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?

55% Answer Correctly

weight depends on the location where it is measured

mass depends on the location where it is measured

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity


Solution

Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.  So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.


3

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

81% Answer Correctly

shingles

anemia

scurvy

diabetes


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


4

The fossil record is a product of which period of Earth's history?

57% Answer Correctly

Jurassic

Cenozoic

Cretaceous

Cambrian


Solution

The Cambrian period is one of the most significant geological time periods. Lasting about 53 million years, it marked a dramatic burst of changes in life on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion. It is from this period that the majority of the history of life on Earth, as documented by fossils, is found. Called the fossil record, the layering of these mineralized imprints of organisms preserved in sedementary rock have allowed geologists to build a historical record of plant and animal life on Earth.


5

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

80% Answer Correctly

heating

cooling

sublimation

phase transition


Solution

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