ASVAB General Science Practice Test 180745 Results

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1

The connective tissue that connects bones to other bones at joints is called:

70% Answer Correctly

ligaments

tendons

cartilage

knuckles
Solution

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).

2

A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

a sound wave is much slower than a light wave

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum

all of these are correct
Solution

A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.

3

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

55% Answer Correctly

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight depends on the location where it is measured

mass depends on the location where it is measured

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.

4

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?

62% Answer Correctly

kilo

mega

milli

centi
Solution

In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.

5

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

60% Answer Correctly

vegetable oils

eggs

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.