ASVAB General Science Practice Test 597543 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

When light travels between two substances it bends. This is called:

74% Answer Correctly

refraction

conduction

reflection

convection


Solution

Because different materials have different refractive indices, light changes speed when passing from one material to another. This causes the light to bend (refraction) at an angle that depends on the change in refractive index between the materials. The greater the difference, the higher the angle of refraction.


2

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?

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stationary

warm 

cold

occluded


Solution

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.


3

Which of these is not a type of fat?

76% Answer Correctly

cholesterol

monounsaturated

polyunsaturated

saturated


Solution

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


4

Respiration is the process by which __________ absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.

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diaphragms

blood cells

bronchioles

capillaries


Solution

The respiratory system manages respiration which is the process by which blood cells absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.


5

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a kingdom?

63% Answer Correctly

bacteria

animals

plants

fungi


Solution

Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi.  (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)