ASVAB General Science Practice Test 532996 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.66
Score 0% 73%

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1

A human heart consists of how many chambers?

84% Answer Correctly

4

8

2

1


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.


2

Antigens in the blood determine:

52% Answer Correctly

Rh factor

blood oxygen capacity

negative or positive status

blood type


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.


3

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

81% Answer Correctly

hot

dense

makes up most of Earth's volume

all of these


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.


4

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

the northern lights

seasons

day and night cycle

tides


Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.


5

Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

73% Answer Correctly

secondary consumers

primary consumers

scavengers

tertiary consumers


Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus.  Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.