ASVAB General Science Practice Test 728497 Results

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1

Which of blood component fights infection?

90% Answer Correctly

red blood cells

white blood cells

plasma

platelets


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.


2

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This describes which of Newton's laws of motion?

70% Answer Correctly

first

second

fourth

third


Solution

Newton's third law of motion states that For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object.


3

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes:

82% Answer Correctly

both dominant and recessive alleles

phenotypes

recessive alleles

dominant alleles


Solution

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.


4

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by what kind of bond?

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covalent

molecular

ionic

chemical


Solution

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In covalent compounds, electrons are shared between atoms. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.


5

The envelope of gases surrounding the planet is called the:

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geosphere

atmosphere

lithosphere

hydrosphere


Solution

The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).