ASVAB General Science Practice Test 148343 Results

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1

Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?

61% Answer Correctly

eggs

vegetable oils

avocados

olive oil


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.


2

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

80% Answer Correctly

cooling

sublimation

heating

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.


3

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

50% Answer Correctly

atom

element

molecule

compound


Solution

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


4

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

75% Answer Correctly

warm 

occluded

cold

stationary


Solution

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


5

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

87% Answer Correctly

all of these

similar temperature

similar moisture

similar density


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.