ASVAB General Science Practice Test 823234 Results

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1

The two heart chambers that collect blood are called:

46% Answer Correctly

aorta

valves

atria

ventricles


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


2

What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?

54% Answer Correctly

medulla

cerebrum

autonomic

spinal cord


Solution

The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.


3

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

69% Answer Correctly

Venus

Earth

Jupiter

Mercury


Solution

The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial (Earth-like) planets because, like the Earth, they're solid with inner metal cores covered by rocky surfaces.


4

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

80% Answer Correctly

proton

atom

electron

neutron


Solution

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


5

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

68% Answer Correctly

reflection

radiation

convection

conduction


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.