ASVAB General Science Practice Test 533720 Results

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1

Which of these is not a type of fat?

76% Answer Correctly

saturated

polyunsaturated

monounsaturated

cholesterol


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).


2

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes:

82% Answer Correctly

recessive alleles

dominant alleles

both dominant and recessive alleles

phenotypes


Solution

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.


3

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

55% Answer Correctly

away from

all of these

back to 

within


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.


4

An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?

59% Answer Correctly

Mars and Earth

Mars and Jupiter

Mercury and Venus

Jupiter and Saturn


Solution

The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


5

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 is 1.33 times dimmer in a vacuum than it is 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


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.