ASVAB General Science Practice Test 163757 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.71
Score 0% 74%

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1

What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

62% Answer Correctly

cumulonimbus

stratus

cumulus

cirrus


Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.


2

Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?

68% Answer Correctly

none of these

gas

liquid

solid


Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.


3

A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with:

74% Answer Correctly

a chromosome

a dominant trait

a recessive trait

a gene


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 important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?

88% Answer Correctly

fiber

carbohydrates

protein

fats


Solution

Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.


5

In the heart, blood flows from the __________ ventricle to the lungs then back to the heart via the __________ atrium.

64% Answer Correctly

left, right

right, left

left, left

right, right


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.