ASVAB General Science Practice Test 218551 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?

54% Answer Correctly

autonomic

medulla

spinal cord

cerebrum


Solution

The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.


2

The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?

63% Answer Correctly

between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn

outside the solar system

in the asteroid belt

in the Kuiper Belt


Solution

The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.


3

In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.

69% Answer Correctly

atrial

capillary

pulmonary

aorta


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.


4

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

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opposite poles repel each other

same poles repel each other

all of these are untrue

opposite poles attract each other


Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.


5

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

55% Answer Correctly

within

away from

all of these

back to 


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.