ASVAB General Science Practice Test 323571 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.33
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1

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

61% Answer Correctly

avocados

vegetable oils

olive oil

eggs


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

When light travels between two substances it bends. This is called:

75% Answer Correctly

convection

reflection

conduction

refraction


Solution

Because different materials have different refractive indices, light changes speed when passing from one material to another. This causes the light to bend (refraction) at an angle that depends on the change in refractive index between the materials. The greater the difference, the higher the angle of refraction.


3

50°F is how many °C?

72% Answer Correctly

10

-10

122

58


Solution

The formula to convert from F° to C° is:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)

plugging in our values gives:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (50 - 32)\)

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (18)\)

\(C° = {90 \over 9}\)

\(C° = 10\)


4

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

81% Answer Correctly

generation

family

cell

species


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.


5

An electrically charged atom is a(n):

49% Answer Correctly

ion

electron

neutron

proton


Solution

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. 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.