ASVAB General Science Practice Test 249483 Results

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1

What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

63% Answer Correctly

cumulonimbus

cirrus

cumulus

stratus


Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.


2

When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:

60% Answer Correctly

less complex

none of these

similarly complex

more complex


Solution

Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.


3

__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.

65% Answer Correctly

anemia

scurvy

shingles

diabetes


Solution

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


4

Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?

55% Answer Correctly

white

plasma

platelets

red


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.


5

The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

rock

frozen methane, ammonia, and water

minerals

gaseous methane, ammonia, and water


Solution

The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.