PiCat/ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Exam with complete solutions

Physical sound energy is transmitted through the external ear(the prinna) and the middle ear into the inner - Answer- in the inner ear An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products mostly gasoline jet fuel and desolate and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for crude oil imports was set at approximately 10% of crude oil consumption the passage implies which of the following about the oil quota program? - Answer- The quota for residual fuel oil products was the same for crude oil According to Mark Twain, October is a particular dangerous month is speculate in stocks - Answer- Speculating in stocks is not a safe investment for your money Weather radar is a great help to pilots in detecting thunderstorms - Answer- faulty pulse transmission by the radar From Texas to South California low water maintenance landscaping and popularity of desert themes have made Cactus very valuable. Considering the fact that Cactus have extremely slow growth and that the reproduction rates restlers anticipates significant profits for this shallow-rooted succulent. Removing cactus from the state-owned land however is a felony and if state lines are crossed the 1900 Lacy X makes this same crime of federal offense from this passage determine the sequence of events - Answer- cactus popularity, transport of stolen cactus, cactus theft A period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time. For example, a year on Mercury is equal to 88 earth days - Answer- relative An allergy is a hypersensitivity to substances that are essentially harmless. For as yet poorly understood reasons, the immune system malfunctions and marshals up an army of antibodies to fight these substances. For many allergies, this malfunction causes a large amount of histamine to flood into the bloodstream. It is overabundance of histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing. - Answer- an allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system Physicists seek out those features of nature that are simple and universal. The secret of their success is not so much a matter of finding answers as it is asking the right questions. The trick is keeping the questions simple and sticking to universal phenomena. Simple questions can be answered unambiguously by careful observation of repeated experiments and by logical thinking. - Answer- How fast do stones of a particular size fall? Riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit America's largest national park Wrangle Street Elias 13 million Acres of Scenic Beauty. Copper first Drew Prospectors to this part of Alaska. From 1911 to 1938, the kinetic mine produced 200 million tons of it now a mecca for Taurus, the town of Kennicott was abandoned to the ghost when the copper ran out according to the passage which of the following illustrates the correct sequence of events. - Answer- copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist attracvtion Your heart's mitral valve does an awfully big job. Letting blood from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle without losing a drop is one of the toughest tasks in the circulatory system. In fact, if the system was suddenly opened at that point the force of the valve closing with send blood 5 feet into the air In this passage the author's purpose is to? - Answer- convince readers of the stress o