ASVAB General Science Practice Test 523149 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
Score 0% 73%

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1

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

81% Answer Correctly

hot

dense

all of these

makes up most of Earth's volume


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.


2

Saturated fats can __________ LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can __________ it.

78% Answer Correctly

decrease, stabilize

raise, decrease

stabilize, raise

decrease, raise


Solution

Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.


3

212°F is how many °C?

78% Answer Correctly

100

0

-100

\(135 {5 \over 9}\)


Solution

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

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)

plugging in our values gives:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (212 - 32)\)

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (180) = {{180 \times 5} \over 9}\)

\(C° = {900 \over 9}\)

\(C° = 100\)


4

Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?

49% Answer Correctly

atom

molecule

element

compound


Solution

An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.


5

A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with:

75% Answer Correctly

a gene

a dominant trait

a chromosome

a recessive trait


Solution

The traits represented by genes are inherited independently of each other  (one from the male and one from the female gamete) and a trait can be dominant or recessive.  A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with a recessive trait while two copies of a recessive trait (one from each parent) must be present for the recessive trait to be expressed.