ASVAB General Science Practice Test 274883 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the __________ to help break down protein.

77% Answer Correctly

large intestine

mouth

stomach

small intestine


Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.


2

This skeletal system is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.

81% Answer Correctly

bone

vertebrate

endoskeleton

exoskeleton


Solution

An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.


3

Bronchioles, alveolus, and capillaries are vital parts of which bodily system?

72% Answer Correctly

respiration

digestion

nervous

circulation


Solution

The trachea branches into the left and right bronchi which each lead to a lung where the bronchi subdivide into smaller tubes called bronchioles. Each bronchiole ends in a small sac called an alveolus which allows oxygen from the air to enter the bloodstream via tiny blood vessels called capillaries.


4

Earth's troposphere layer is which of the following?

73% Answer Correctly

hottest

closest to the surface

coldest

farthest from the surface


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.


5

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

kinetic energy

work

a force

power


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.