ASVAB General Science Practice Test 875529 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.91
Score	0%	58%

Review

Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?

43% Answer Correctly

	0K
	-273°C
	32°F
	absolute zero

Solution

Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

55% Answer Correctly

	liquid
	primarily liquid
	solid
	primarily solid

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.

Antigens in the blood determine:

53% Answer Correctly

	negative or positive status
	Rh factor
	blood type
	blood oxygen capacity

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.

Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

72% Answer Correctly

	scavengers
	tertiary consumers
	primary consumers
	secondary consumers

Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.

Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?

68% Answer Correctly

	solid
	gas
	liquid
	none of these

Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.