ASVAB General Science Practice Test 640656 Results

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1

Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:

48% Answer Correctly

veins

plasma

capillaries

arterioles


Solution

The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.


2

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

60% Answer Correctly

olive oil

avocados

vegetable oils

eggs


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.


3

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

60% Answer Correctly

centi

kilo

milli

mega


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


4

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

47% Answer Correctly

a magnitude and a direction

a direction only

a magnitude and a polarity

a magnitude only


Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)


5

Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

products

results

reactants

side effects


Solution

During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).