ASVAB General Science Practice Test 955734 Results

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1

Which of these is not a type of fat?

76% Answer Correctly

saturated

monounsaturated

polyunsaturated

cholesterol


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).


2

Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?

61% Answer Correctly

olive oil

avocados

vegetable oils

eggs


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.


3

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Sun?

52% Answer Correctly

formed 2.6 billion years ago

makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system

is composed of hydrogen and helium

is a yellow dwarf star


Solution

The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.


4

Which of the following is a decomposer?

90% Answer Correctly

mosquito

pine tree

fungi

ferret


Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.


5

Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period? 

57% Answer Correctly

age

eon

period

epoch


Solution

The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.