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ASVAB GENERAL SCIENCE - KAPLAN EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: A convection oven works by ___.
Answer:
Circulating hot air Question 2: ___ carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. The ___ carries urine from the bladder outside the body.
Answer:
Ureters; urethra Question 3: When two atoms bond by sharing a pair of electrons, a(n) ___ bond is formed.
Answer:
Covalent Question 4: Identify the value and abbreviation of this metric system prefix: deka
Answer:
Base times 10; da
Question 5: What is the common name for hypertension?
Answer:
High blood pressure
Question 6: The ozone layer is part of the ___.
Answer:
Stratosphere
Question 7: What role does pepsin play in the body?
Answer:
Breaks down proteins in the stomach.
Question 8: When a gas changes to a liquid, this process is known as ___.
Answer:
Condensation
Question 9: What are the four blood types?
Answer:
A, B, AB, O
Question 10: Red light has a(n) ___ frequency than violet light.
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Lower Question 11: An acid with a pH of 5 is ____ times more acidic than an acid with a pH of 6.
Answer:
10
Question 12: Plant cells have a rigid ___, while animal cells do not.
Answer:
Cell wall Question 13: The hottest and uppermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the ___.
Answer:
Thermosphere
Question 14: What is the formula for converting temperature expressed in Celsius into a temperature expressed in degrees Fahrenheit?
Answer:
F = 9/5 C+32
Question 15: A(n) ___ is a ball of ice, frozen gases, and dust that orbits the Sun.
Answer:
Comet
Question 16: Where in the body are blood cells created?
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Bone Marrow Question 17: When heat is transferred through direct contact between two objects, this is known as ___.
Answer:
Conduction
Question 18: Define esophagus.
Answer:
Is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Question 19: Define photosynthesis.
Answer:
Is the process by which plants take in light energy, water, and carbon dioxide and use these substances to produce sugar and oxygen.
Question 20: Each person has ___ alleles for every trait.
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Two Question 21: Antibiotic drugs are not effective against illnesses caused by ___.
Answer:
Viruses, diet and lifestyle choices, and genetic disorders
Question 22: What role do ribosomes play in a eukaryotic cell?
Answer:
Ribosomes produce proteins.Question 23: The thick layer that lies between the Earth's crust and the Earth core is called the ___.
Answer:
Mantle
Question 24: What are some ways that carbon is removed from the atmosphere?
Answer:
Photosynthesis and absorption by ran and by bodies of water.
Question 25: Define gamete.
Answer:
A reproductive cell.Question 26: When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, the season is ___ in the northern hemisphere and ___ in the southern hemisphere.
Answer:
Summer; Winter
Question 27: Name some types of electromagnetic radiation.
Answer:
Visible light, radio waves, microwaves, ultraviolet waves, infrared waves, X-rays, and gamma rays.
Question 28: Which have a larger diameter; bronchi or bronchioles?
Answer:
Bronchi
Question 29: Define atomic mass.
Answer:
The mass of a single atom. It can be approximated by adding together the atom's protons and neutrons.One proton or one neutron has a mass roughly equal to one amu.
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