ASVAB General Science Practice Test 879242 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

67% Answer Correctly

radiation

reflection

conduction

convection


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.


2

A __________ is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound. 

72% Answer Correctly

neutron

isotope

molecule

ion


Solution

A molecule is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound. The molecules of elements consist of two or more similar atoms, the molecules of compounds consist of two or more different atoms.


3

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

59% Answer Correctly

valves

ventricles

atria

aorta


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

Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?

48% Answer Correctly

vacuum

metal

water

air


Solution

The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium.  Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).


5

Most digestion takes place where?

65% Answer Correctly

small intestine

large intestine

mouth

stomach


Solution

The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.