ASVAB General Science Practice Test 198755 Results

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1

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

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aorta

ventricles

atria

valves


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


2

The heat from the Sun traveling to Earth is an example of which of the following?

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electricity

conduction

radiation

convection


Solution

Radiation occurs when electromagnetic waves transmit heat. An example is the heat from the Sun as it travels to Earth.


3

The __________ nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.

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central

somatic

peripheral

autonomic


Solution

Part of the peripheral nervous system, the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.


4

Which of these is not a type of fat?

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monounsaturated

polyunsaturated

saturated

cholesterol


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).


5

An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?

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Mercury and Venus

Mars and Earth

Mars and Jupiter

Jupiter and Saturn


Solution

The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.