ASVAB General Science Practice Test 690095 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.12
Score 0% 62%

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1

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

a force

kinetic energy

power

work


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.


2

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

62% Answer Correctly

groups

families

shells

periods


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. 


3

The __________ nervous system controls voluntary actions.

52% Answer Correctly

central

somatic

autonomic

peripheral


Solution

Part of the peripheral nervous system, the somatic nervous system is made up of nerve fibers that send sensory information to the central nervous system and control voluntary actions.


4

In cell biology, where does DNA replication take place?

65% Answer Correctly

Golgi apparatus

cytoplasm

mitochondria

nucleus


Solution

The cell nucleus contains the genetic material of the cell and is where DNA replication takes place.


5

Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?

63% Answer Correctly

opposite poles repel each other

same poles repel each other

all of these are untrue

opposite poles attract 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.