ASVAB General Science Practice Test 422912 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.20
Score 0% 64%

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1

Which of blood component carries oxygen?

83% Answer Correctly

white blood cells

platelets

plasma

red blood cells


Solution

Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.


2

This skeletal system is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.

81% Answer Correctly

exoskeleton

vertebrate

bone

endoskeleton


Solution

An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.


3

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

63% Answer Correctly

same poles repel each other

opposite poles repel each other

opposite poles attract each other

all of these are untrue


Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.


4

Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?

43% Answer Correctly

-273°C

absolute zero

32°F

0K


Solution

Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.


5

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

45% Answer Correctly

plants

fungi

animals

protists


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.)