ASVAB General Science Practice Test 34260 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.06
Score	0%	61%

Review

Which of the following represents the largest value?

61% Answer Correctly

	1 ML
	1 cL
	1 kL
	1 mL

Solution

Mega (M) is 10⁶, kilo (k) is 10³, centi (c) is 10^-2, milli (m) is 10^-3 so 1 ML represents the largest value.

An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?

59% Answer Correctly

	Jupiter and Saturn
	Mercury and Venus
	Mars and Jupiter
	Mars and Earth

Solution

The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:

50% Answer Correctly

	electrons
	protons
	electron shells
	atomic mass units

Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.

Plant cells are surrounded by:

63% Answer Correctly

	only a cell wall
	a cell membrane and a cell wall
	neither a cell membrane nor a cell wall
	only a cell membrane

Solution

Animal cells are surrounded by a semipermeable membrane which allows for the transfer of water and oxygen to and from the cell. In plant cells, the cell membrane is surrounded by a somewhat rigid cell wall which provides the cell structure and support.

During digestion, the kidneys filter substances from the blood. Which of the following is not filtered by the kidneys?

73% Answer Correctly

	water
	minerals
	salt
	fats

Solution

Chemical waste like excess water, minerals, and salt are filtered from the blood by the kidneys and secreted into the urine. Urine is transported from the kidneys to the bladder through ureters.