ASVAB General Science Practice Test 721930 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?

63% Answer Correctly

in the Kuiper Belt

in the asteroid belt

outside the solar system

between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn


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

Which of blood component fights infection?

90% Answer Correctly

plasma

white blood cells

platelets

red blood cells


Solution

Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.


3

Which of the following is not true of light waves?

62% Answer Correctly

can travel through a vacuum

are mechanical waves

are electromagnetic waves

travel faster than sound waves


Solution

Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.


4

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

72% Answer Correctly

none of these

solid

liquid

gas


Solution

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


5

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

75% Answer Correctly

warm 

stationary

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.