ASVAB General Science Practice Test 914154 Results

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1

Which of the following does not filter air as part of the respiratory system?

60% Answer Correctly

pharynx

nasal cavity

trachea

epiglottis


Solution

After air enters through the nose, it passes through the nasal cavity which filters, moistens, and warms it. Further filtering takes place in the pharynx, which also helps protect against infection, and then in the trachea which is just past the epiglottis which prevents food from entering the airway.


2

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

61% Answer Correctly

centi

milli

kilo

mega


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


3

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

73% Answer Correctly

valves

capillaries

atria

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

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

63% Answer Correctly

same poles repel each other

all of these are untrue

opposite poles attract each other

opposite poles repel each other


Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.


5

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

65% Answer Correctly

pushes under

cancels out

mixes with

pushes above


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.