ASVAB General Science Practice Test 852595 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

55% Answer Correctly

primarily solid

solid

liquid

primarily liquid


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.


2

Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:

69% Answer Correctly

macronutrients

proteins

micronutrients

carbohydrates


Solution

Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.


3

What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?

73% Answer Correctly

atria

valves

capillaries

platelets


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


4

In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:

64% Answer Correctly

complex carbohydrates

glycerol and fatty acids

amino acids

simple sugars


Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.


5

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?

75% Answer Correctly

occluded

cold

warm 

stationary


Solution

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.