ASVAB General Science Practice Test 330103 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.61
Score 0% 72%

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1

Which of the following states of matter exists at the lowest temperature?

72% Answer Correctly

none of these

liquid

solid

gas


Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.


2

The __________ is a system of muscles that allows breathing.

75% Answer Correctly

diaphragm

pulmonary

trachea

bronchioles


Solution

The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm expands and air rushes in to fill the space created. Then, during exhalation, the diaphragm contracts and forces the air back out.


3

A human heart consists of how many chambers?

84% Answer Correctly

2

1

4

8


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

Which of these is not a type of fat?

76% Answer Correctly

saturated

cholesterol

polyunsaturated

monounsaturated


Solution

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


5

The __________ nervous system controls voluntary actions.

52% Answer Correctly

peripheral

somatic

central

autonomic


Solution

Part of the peripheral nervous system, the somatic nervous system is made up of nerve fibers that send sensory information to the central nervous system and control voluntary actions.