ASVAB General Science Practice Test 217521 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

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1

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

80% Answer Correctly

sublimation

phase transition

cooling

heating


Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.


2

During digestion, where is digested food absorbed into the blood stream?

66% Answer Correctly

stomach

pancreas

large intestine

small intestine


Solution

The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.


3

Convert -20C° to F°.

54% Answer Correctly

-36

36

-4

78


Solution

To convert from C° to F° use:

\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)

\(F° = {9 \over 5}(-20) + 32\)

\(F° = {-180 \over 5} + 32\)

\(F° = -36 + 32 = -4\)


4

A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with:

74% Answer Correctly

a gene

a recessive trait

a dominant trait

a chromosome


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.


5

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

55% Answer Correctly

liquid

primarily solid

primarily liquid

solid


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.