ASVAB General Science Practice Test 769953 Results

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1

In the heart, blood flows from the right __________ to the lungs then back to the heart via the left __________.

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ventricle, atrium

atrium, ventricle

ventricle, ventricle

atrium, atrium


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.


2

Arteries carry __________ blood at __________ pressure.

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deoxygenated, low

oxygenated, high

deoxygenated, high

oxygenated, low


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.


3

Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?

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weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

weight depends on the location where it is measured

mass is the amount of matter something has

mass depends on the location where it is measured


Solution

Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.  So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.


4

As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.

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pushes above

cancels out

mixes with

pushes under


Solution

A cold front is a warm-cold air boundary with the colder air replacing the warmer. As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air pushes under the lighter warm air that it is replacing. The warm air becomes cooler as it rises and, if the rising air is humid enough, the water vapor it contains will condense into clouds and precipitation may fall.


5

The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas is called:

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conduction

diffusion

radiation

convection


Solution

Convection is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas. Examples of heat transfer by convection include water coming to a boil on a stove, ice melting, and steam from a cup of coffee.