ASVAB General Science Practice Test 587491 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.95
Score 0% 59%

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1

Convert -20C° to F°.

54% Answer Correctly

-36

78

36

-4


Solution

To convert from C° to F° use:

\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)

\(F° = {9 \over 5}(-20) + 32\)

\(F° = {-180 \over 5} + 32\)

\(F° = -36 + 32 = -4\)


2

During continental drift, the drifting plates move across which of the following?

50% Answer Correctly

water

liquid mantle

fault lines

sediment


Solution

The crust and the rigid lithosphere (upper mantle) is made up of 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.


3

Which of the following does not represent the freezing point of water?

49% Answer Correctly

273K

32°F

0°F

0°C


Solution

The Fahrenheit scale fixes the freezing point of water at 32°F, the Celsuis scale at 0°C, and the Kelvin scale at 273K.


4

The Rh factor antigen in blood determines:

58% Answer Correctly

blood type

universal recipient status

postive or negative

universal donor 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.


5

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

83% Answer Correctly

one is inherited, the other is learned

each belongs to a different nervous system

one controls thinking, the other controls feeling

one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity


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.