ASVAB General Science Practice Test 991067 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

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

82% Answer Correctly

anemia

shingles

scurvy

diabetes


Solution

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


2

Which of the following is not true of light waves?

62% Answer Correctly

are mechanical waves

can travel through a vacuum

are electromagnetic waves

travel faster than sound waves


Solution

Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.


3

An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?

87% Answer Correctly

similar temperature

similar moisture

all of these

similar density


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


4

Blood is circulated throughout the body via:

37% Answer Correctly

capillaries

aorta

arterioles

veins


Solution

The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.


5

The Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.

64% Answer Correctly

D

S

E

G


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.