ASVAB General Science Practice Test 795105 Results

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1

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:

64% Answer Correctly

period

atomic number

family

group


Solution

The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.


2

Universal donor blood can be given to a person with any blood type. Which blood type is the universal donor?

51% Answer Correctly

AB

O

O-negative

O-positive


Solution

Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.


3

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

82% 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.


4

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

50% Answer Correctly

0°C

0°F

32°F

273K


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.


5

Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?

49% Answer Correctly

compound

atom

element

molecule


Solution

An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.