ASVAB General Science Practice Test 683844 Results

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1

What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

62% Answer Correctly

cumulus

cumulonimbus

cirrus

stratus


Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.


2

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

59% Answer Correctly

atria

ventricles

valves

aorta


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 digestive enzymes is not produced by the pancreas?

63% Answer Correctly

lipase

pancreatic amylase

gastric acid

trypsin


Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.


4

The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

gaseous methane, ammonia, and water

frozen methane, ammonia, and water

minerals

rock


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.


5

The most diverse kindgom of life is which of the following?

46% Answer Correctly

protists

plants

animals

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.)