ASVAB General Science Practice Test 93367 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Convert 0C° to F°.

72% Answer Correctly

-32

16

32

0


Solution

To convert from C° to F° use:

\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)

\(F° = {9 \over 5}(0) + 32\)

\(F° = 0 + 32 = 32\)

 


2

Which of blood component allows blood to clot?

74% Answer Correctly

red blood cells

platelets

plasma

white 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.


3

Gametes have how many pairs of chromosomes?

76% Answer Correctly

23

4

46

2


Solution

Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.


4

Which of the following is not one of the outer planets?

73% Answer Correctly

Jupiter

Venus

Neptune

Uranus


Solution

In contrast to the solid terrestrial planets, the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) consist of hydrogen and helium gas and water.


5

Elements in the Periodic Table of the Elements are ordered by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

atomic weight

number of electron shells

atomic number

atomic mass


Solution

The Periodic Table of the Elements categorizes elements primarily by the number of protons in their nucleus (atomic number) and secondarily by the characteristics they exhibit.