ASVAB General Science Practice Test 507155 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
Score 0% 66%

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1

Convert 0C° to F°.

72% Answer Correctly

0

16

32

-32


Solution

To convert from C° to F° use:

\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)

\(F° = {9 \over 5}(0) + 32\)

\(F° = 0 + 32 = 32\)

 


2

What part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat?

63% Answer Correctly

medulla

spinal cord

cerebellum

cerebrum


Solution

Part of the brainstem, the medulla is the connection between the brain and the spinal cord. It controls involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat.


3

Antigens in the blood determine:

53% Answer Correctly

Rh factor

blood type

blood oxygen capacity

negative or positive status


Solution

Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.


4

Which of the following is sedimentary rock?

74% Answer Correctly

basalt

obsidian

sandstone

slate


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.


5

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

71% Answer Correctly

liquid

gas

none of these

solid


Solution

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