ASVAB General Science Practice Test 530969 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Examples of tertiary consumers include:

73% Answer Correctly

chickens

sharks

fish

cows


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.


2

Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?

46% Answer Correctly

makes up most of the Earth's volume

liquid

primarily solid

solid


Solution

The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).


3

Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?

56% Answer Correctly

red

platelets

white

plasma


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.


4

In which type of compound are electrons shared between atoms?

56% Answer Correctly

covalent

chemical

molecular

ionic


Solution

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In covalent compounds, electrons are shared between atoms. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.


5

Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?

68% Answer Correctly

gas

liquid

solid

none of these


Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.