ASVAB General Science Practice Test 487568 Results

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1

As part of digestion, the liver produces bile which breaks down:

64% Answer Correctly

sugars

protein

fat

starches


Solution

The liver produces bile which emulsifies (separates) fat.


2

Which of the following would be used in eye glasses to correct farsightedness?

64% Answer Correctly

convex mirror

convex lens

concave mirror

concave lens


Solution

Unlike curved mirrors that operate on the principle of reflection, lenses utilize refraction. A convex lens is thicker in the middle than on the edges and converges light while a concave lens is thicker on the edges than in the middle and diffuses light. A common use for curved lenses is in eye glasses where a convex lens is used to correct farsightedness and a concave lens is used to correct nearsightedness.


3

A human heart consists of how many chambers?

84% Answer Correctly

4

8

1

2


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.


4

The rate of vibration of sound is called:

83% Answer Correctly

frequency

amplitude

period

volume


Solution

The rate of vibration of sound is called frequency and is measured in hertz (Hz). One hertz is one repetition per second and sounds with high frequency have a higher pitch than sounds with lower frequency. Humans can hear sounds in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.


5

Which of the following is the formula for power?

56% Answer Correctly

\(P = {\vec{w} \over t}\)

\(P = \vec{w}t\)

\(P = w t\)

\(P = {w \over t}\)


Solution

Power is the rate at which work is performed or work per unit time:  \(P = {w \over t}\)  and is measured in watts (W).