ASVAB General Science Practice Test 231129 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
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1

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

62% Answer Correctly

centi

kilo

mega

milli


Solution

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


2

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, right

right, left

left, left


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.


3

Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one __________ to another.

81% Answer Correctly

generation

species

family

cell


Solution

Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. Heredity is made possible via large strings of chromosomes which carry information encoded in genes.


4

Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?

43% Answer Correctly

absolute zero

0K

32°F

-273°C


Solution

Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.


5

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

80% Answer Correctly

phase transition

heating

sublimation

cooling


Solution

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