ASVAB General Science Practice Test 383557 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.15
Score 0% 63%

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1

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

81% Answer Correctly

scurvy

diabetes

anemia

shingles


Solution

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


2

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

65% Answer Correctly

medulla

brainstem

cerebellum

cerebrum


Solution

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


3

The __________ nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.

58% Answer Correctly

peripheral

somatic

central

autonomic


Solution

Part of the peripheral nervous system, the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.


4

The crust and lithosphere of the Earth is made up of which of the following?

58% Answer Correctly

sedimentary rock

plates

continents

metamorphic rock


Solution

The crust and the rigid lithosphere (upper mantle) is made up approximately thirty separate plates. These plates more very slowly on the slightly more liquid mantle (asthenosphere) beneath them. This movement has resulted in continental drift which is the gradual movement of land masses across Earth's surface. Continental drift is a very slow process, occurring over hundreds of millions of years.


5

Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?

43% Answer Correctly

0K

-273°C

absolute zero

32°F


Solution

Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.