ASVAB General Science Practice Test 175367 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.18
Score 0% 64%

Review

1

The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?

87% Answer Correctly

circulatory

reproductive

digestive

nervous


Solution

Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.


2

Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period? 

57% Answer Correctly

period

eon

epoch

age


Solution

The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.


3

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This describes which of Newton's laws of motion?

69% Answer Correctly

second

third

fourth

first


Solution

Newton's third law of motion states that For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object.


4

Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.

42% Answer Correctly

peripheral

somatic

central

autonomic


Solution

The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.


5

Which of these is not a phase in cell division?

62% Answer Correctly

interphase

cytokinesis

megaphase

anaphase


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.