ASVAB General Science Practice Test 983351 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

The heart __________ blood.

61% Answer Correctly

creates

filters

deoxygenates

oxygenates


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

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

81% Answer Correctly

shingles

diabetes

anemia

scurvy


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


3

Which of these is not a phase in cell division?

62% Answer Correctly

cytokinesis

megaphase

anaphase

interphase


Solution

Cell division is the process by which cells replicate genetic material in the nucleus and consists of several phases, beginning with interphase and ending with cytokinesis.


4

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

the northern lights

tides

seasons

day and night cycle


Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.


5

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

81% Answer Correctly

makes up most of Earth's volume

all of these

hot

dense


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.