ASVAB General Science Practice Test 73462 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.06
Score 0% 61%

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1

Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?

54% Answer Correctly

platelets

plasma

red

white


Solution

Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.


2

Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?

48% Answer Correctly

vacuum

metal

air

water


Solution

The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium.  Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).


3

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

67% Answer Correctly

radiation

conduction

reflection

convection


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.


4

Which of blood component allows blood to clot?

74% Answer Correctly

platelets

plasma

red blood cells

white 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.


5

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

62% Answer Correctly

periods

families

shells

groups


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.