ASVAB General Science Practice Test 776666 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.81
Score 0% 76%

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1

Carbohydrates are found in:

88% Answer Correctly

vegetable oils

animal sources

food additives

sugars and starches


Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).


2

Plant cells may generate energy through which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

aerobic respiration

photosynthesis

all of these

anaerobic respiration


Solution

Some plant cells produce their own energy through photosynthesis which is the process by which sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water react to make sugar and oxygen. Animal cells cannot produce their own energy and, instead, generate energy when mitochondria consume outside sugar and oxygen through aerobic respiration.


3

Which of blood component fights infection?

89% Answer Correctly

plasma

white blood cells

platelets

red 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.


4

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

47% Answer Correctly

a direction only

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude and a polarity

a magnitude only


Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)


5

The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?

74% Answer Correctly

thermosphere

stratosphere

mesosphere

troposphere


Solution

Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.