ASVAB General Science Practice Test 297624 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.20
Score 0% 64%

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1

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

66% Answer Correctly

cerebrum

cerebellum

medulla

brainstem


Solution

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


2

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

82% Answer Correctly

diabetes

anemia

shingles

scurvy


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


3

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

59% Answer Correctly

valves

aorta

atria

ventricles


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.


4

The envelope of gases surrounding the planet is called the:

78% Answer Correctly

geosphere

lithosphere

atmosphere

hydrosphere


Solution

The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).


5

When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:

29% Answer Correctly

rain

ice

snow or ice

snow


Solution

Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.