ASVAB General Science Practice Test 572375 Results

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1

The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?

63% Answer Correctly

in the Kuiper Belt

between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn

in the asteroid belt

outside the solar system


Solution

The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.


2

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

62% Answer Correctly

groups

shells

periods

families


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number. 


3

Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?

60% Answer Correctly

avocados

olive oil

eggs

vegetable oils


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.


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

Mercury and Venus

Mars and Earth

Mars and Jupiter

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

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

77% Answer Correctly

seasons

day and night cycle

tides

the northern lights


Solution

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