ASVAB General Science Practice Test 969965 Results

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1

The heart __________ blood.

61% Answer Correctly

deoxygenates

oxygenates

filters

creates


Solution

To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.


2

Which part of the respiratory system helps protect against infection?

54% Answer Correctly

nasal cavity

epiglottis

trachea

pharynx


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, responsible for preventing food from entering the airway.


3

These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.

70% Answer Correctly

cirrus clouds

cumulus clouds

stratus clouds

nimbus clouds


Solution

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.


4

The number system most used in science is the:

94% Answer Correctly

American system

English system

metric system

British system


Solution

The metric system is a number system that designates one base unit for each type of measurement.  For example, the base unit for length is the meter and the base unit for mass is the gram.


5

Which of the following members of the food chain are most alike?

65% Answer Correctly

primary consumers and omnivores

herbivores and autotrophs

scavengers and decomposers

producers and tertiary consumers


Solution

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.