ASVAB General Science Practice Test 653564 Results

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1

Which of the following would you find in the side view mirror of a car?

57% Answer Correctly

convex mirror

convex lens

concave lens

concave mirror


Solution

A concave (or converging) mirror bulges inward and focuses reflected light on the mirror's focal point where the mirror's angles of incidence converge. In contrast, a convex (or diverging) mirror bulges outward and diffuses the light waves that strike it. A common use of a concave mirror is in a reflecting telescope, a common use of a convex mirror is in the side view mirror of a car.


2

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

59% Answer Correctly

valves

aorta

ventricles

atria


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.


3

Which of these vitamins doesn't come from food?

75% Answer Correctly

C

A

Potassium

D


Solution

Vitamins are necessary for a wide variety of bodily processes. Some vitamins like Vitamins A and C come from diet but others, like Vitamin D, are generated in response to sunlight.


4

Water coming to a boil on a stove, ice melting, and steam from a cup of coffee are all examples of which of the following? 

66% Answer Correctly

convection

conduction

radiation

reflection


Solution

Convection is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.


5

Which of the following states of matter exists at the lowest temperature?

71% Answer Correctly

solid

liquid

gas

none of these


Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.