ASVAB General Science Practice Test 178375 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

81% Answer Correctly

hot

makes up most of Earth's volume

all of these

dense


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.


2

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

55% Answer Correctly

within

back to 

all of these

away from


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.


3

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?

58% Answer Correctly

animalia

archaea

bacteria

eukaryota


Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.


4

Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:

69% Answer Correctly

macronutrients

micronutrients

proteins

carbohydrates


Solution

Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.


5

As part of the carbon cycle, plants release carbon into the atmosphere through which process?

45% Answer Correctly

photosynthesis

evaporation

sedimentation

decomposition


Solution

The carbon cycle represents the ciruit of carbon through Earth's ecosystem. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is absorbed by plants through photosynthesis. Plants then die and release carbon back into the atmosphere during decomposition or are eaten by animals who breathe (respiration) the carbon into the atmosphere they exhale and produce waste which also releases carbon as it decays.