ASVAB General Science Practice Test 193190 Results

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Questions 5 5
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Score 0% 61%

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1

Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?

59% Answer Correctly

liquid

none of these is a medium for sound waves

vacuum

solid


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.


2

__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.

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scurvy

shingles

diabetes

anemia


Solution

Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.


3

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

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atria

aorta

ventricles

valves


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


4

Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:

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shooting stars

meteoroids

meteors

meteorites


Solution

Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.


5

Which of these digestive enzymes is not produced by the pancreas?

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trypsin

pancreatic amylase

gastric acid

lipase


Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.