ASVAB General Science Practice Test 314782 Results

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1

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

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liquid

primarily solid

primarily liquid

solid


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.


2

Arteries carry __________ blood at __________ pressure.

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oxygenated, low

oxygenated, high

deoxygenated, high

deoxygenated, low


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.


3

What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?

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autonomic

spinal cord

medulla

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.


4

In the heart, blood flows from the __________ ventricle to the lungs then back to the heart via the __________ atrium.

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left, left

right, right

right, left

left, right


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.


5

Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?

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mass is the amount of matter something has

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

mass depends on the location where it is measured

weight depends on the location where it is measured


Solution

Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity.  So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.