ASVAB General Science Practice Test 305106 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.43
Score 0% 69%

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1

Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?

60% Answer Correctly

avocados

eggs

vegetable oils

olive oil


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.


2

Which of the following is sedimentary rock?

73% Answer Correctly

basalt

sandstone

slate

obsidian


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.


3

Saturated fats can __________ LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can __________ it.

78% Answer Correctly

decrease, raise

decrease, stabilize

stabilize, raise

raise, decrease


Solution

Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.


4

Which of the following is not a base unit in the metric system?

87% Answer Correctly

degree Fahrenheit

meter

gram

liter


Solution

The Fahrenheit scale is used for measuring temperature in the British system. The metric system uses the Celsius scale.


5

The most diverse kindgom of life is which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

fungi

animals

protists

plants


Solution

Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi.  (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)