ASVAB General Science Practice Test 732268 Results

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1

Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:

49% Answer Correctly

capillaries

veins

arterioles

plasma


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 the following is not one of the outer planets?

73% Answer Correctly

Neptune

Jupiter

Venus

Uranus


Solution

In contrast to the solid terrestrial planets, the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) consist of hydrogen and helium gas and water.


3

Respiration is the process by which __________ absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.

63% Answer Correctly

blood cells

capillaries

bronchioles

diaphragms


Solution

The respiratory system manages respiration which is the process by which blood cells absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.


4

Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?

46% Answer Correctly

primarily solid

solid

makes up most of the Earth's volume

liquid


Solution

The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).


5

Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?

61% Answer Correctly

vacuum

liquid

none of these is a medium for sound waves

solid


Solution

A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.