ASVAB General Science Practice Test 233004 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?

55% Answer Correctly

white

plasma

red

platelets


Solution

Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.


2

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

the northern lights

seasons

tides

day and night cycle


Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.


3

In which type of compound does one atom borrow an electron from another atom?

58% Answer Correctly

ionic

chemical

acidic

covalent


Solution

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In covalent compounds, electrons are shared between atoms. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.


4

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

55% Answer Correctly

weight depends on the location where it is measured

mass is the amount of matter something has

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

mass depends on the location where it is measured


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.


5

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:

64% Answer Correctly

atomic number

period

family

group


Solution

The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.