ASVAB General Science Practice Test 760133 Results

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1

When light travels between two substances it bends. This is called:

74% Answer Correctly

conduction

refraction

convection

reflection


Solution

Because different materials have different refractive indices, light changes speed when passing from one material to another. This causes the light to bend (refraction) at an angle that depends on the change in refractive index between the materials. The greater the difference, the higher the angle of refraction.


2

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

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power

work

a force

kinetic energy


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.


3

Which of these is not a phase in cell division?

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interphase

cytokinesis

megaphase

anaphase


Solution

Cell division is the process by which cells replicate genetic material in the nucleus and consists of several phases, beginning with interphase and ending with cytokinesis.


4

The __________ is a system of muscles that allows breathing.

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trachea

bronchioles

diaphragm

pulmonary


Solution

The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm expands and air rushes in to fill the space created. Then, during exhalation, the diaphragm contracts and forces the air back out.


5

An element in the physical state of __________ maintains neither a constant volume nor a constant shape.

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plasma

liquid

solid

gas


Solution

The gaseous state occurs at a higher temperature range than the solid and liquid states of the same substance. In this state, molecules flow very freely around each other and will spread out as far as they're able. Gases maintain neither a constant volume nor a constant shape.