ASVAB General Science Practice Test 41623 Results

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1

What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?

72% Answer Correctly

atria

valves

platelets

capillaries


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


2

Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?

54% Answer Correctly

white

platelets

plasma

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.


3

An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?

86% Answer Correctly

similar moisture

similar density

all of these

similar temperature


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


4

Tertiary consumers eat which of the following?

59% Answer Correctly

primary and secondary consumers

all of these

decomposers

producers


Solution

Tertiary consumers eat primary consumers and secondary consumers and are typically carnivorous predators. Tertiary consumers may also be omnivores. Examples include wolves, sharks, and human beings.


5

When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:

28% Answer Correctly

rain

ice

snow

snow or ice


Solution

Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.