ASVAB General Science Practice Test 778437 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.98
Score	0%	60%

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

82% Answer Correctly

	one is inherited, the other is learned
	one controls thinking, the other controls feeling
	each belongs to a different nervous system
	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.

Examples of secondary consumers include:

52% Answer Correctly

	chickens
	wolves
	grasshoppers
	plankton

Solution

Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.

Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?

45% Answer Correctly

	makes up most of the Earth's volume
	liquid
	primarily solid
	solid

Solution

The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).

The Rh factor antigen in blood determines:

58% Answer Correctly

	blood type
	postive or negative
	universal donor status
	universal recipient 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.

The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

	gaseous methane, ammonia, and water
	frozen methane, ammonia, and water
	rock
	minerals

Solution

The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.