ASVAB General Science Practice Test 682798 Results

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Questions	5	5
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What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?

82% Answer Correctly

	one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity
	each belongs to a different nervous system
	one controls thinking, the other controls feeling
	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.

The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.

81% Answer Correctly

	somatic
	central
	autonomic
	peripheral

Solution

The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

62% Answer Correctly

	opposite poles attract each other
	all of these are untrue
	opposite poles repel each other
	same poles repel each other

Solution

Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.

A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries no electric charge. This desribes which of the following?

80% Answer Correctly

	electron
	atom
	proton
	neutron

Solution

A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

62% Answer Correctly

	shells
	families
	periods
	groups

Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.