ASVAB General Science Practice Test 18484 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

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1

Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?

64% Answer Correctly

breaking down starches

breaking down proteins

breaking down fats

absorbing nutrients


Solution

Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.


2

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

62% Answer Correctly

periods

families

shells

groups


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number. 


3

What part of the brain is responsible for the major senses (thinking, hearing, seeing)?

65% Answer Correctly

cerebrum

brainstem

medulla

cerebellum


Solution

The cerebrum is the major part of the brain and is responsible for the main senses (thinking, hearing, seeing).


4

Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?

71% Answer Correctly

genus

family

species

domain


Solution

The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.


5

Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

a magnitude only

a direction only

a direction and a polarity

a magnitude and a direction


Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)