ASVAB General Science Practice Test 355892 Results

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1

What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?

82% Answer Correctly

each belongs to a different nervous system

one controls thinking, the other controls feeling

one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity

one is inherited, the other is learned


Solution

Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.


2

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

55% Answer Correctly

weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity

mass is the amount of matter something has

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.


3

Carbohydrates are found in:

89% Answer Correctly

sugars and starches

animal sources

food additives

vegetable oils


Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).


4

Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

a direction and a polarity

a direction only

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude only


Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)


5

In which type of compound are electrons shared between atoms?

56% Answer Correctly

molecular

ionic

covalent

chemical


Solution

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In covalent compounds, electrons are shared between atoms. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.