ASVAB General Science Practice Test 532846 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.88
Score 0% 78%

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1

Gametes have how many pairs of chromosomes?

76% Answer Correctly

46

2

4

23


Solution

Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.


2

Which of these is important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?

88% Answer Correctly

fiber

fats

protein

carbohydrates


Solution

Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.


3

Water has a refractive index of 1.33. Which of the following is true?

64% Answer Correctly

light travels 1.33 times slower in a vacuum than it does in water

light travels 1.33 times faster in a vacuum than it does in water

light is 1.33 times brighter in a vacuum than it is in water

light is 1.33 times dimmer in a vacuum than it is in water


Solution

The speed of light varies based on the material that the waves are passing through. The refractive index of a material indicates how easily light travels through it compared to how easily light travels through a vacuum. For example, the refractive index of water is 1.33, meaning that light travels 1.33 times faster in a vacuum than it does in water.


4

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

power

work

a force

kinetic energy


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.


5

212°F is how many °C?

78% Answer Correctly

0

\(135 {5 \over 9}\)

-100

100


Solution

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

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)

plugging in our values gives:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (212 - 32)\)

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

\(C° = {900 \over 9}\)

\(C° = 100\)