ASVAB General Science Practice Test 796296 Results

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1

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

61% Answer Correctly

milli

mega

kilo

centi


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


2

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of __________ animals, including humans.

85% Answer Correctly

vertebrate

spiny

arthropod

sentient


Solution

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of vertebrate animals, including humans.


3

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

55% Answer Correctly

away from

all of these

back to 

within


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.


4

Most digestion takes place where?

65% Answer Correctly

mouth

stomach

large intestine

small intestine


Solution

The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.


5

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

64% Answer Correctly

period

family

atomic number

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.