ASVAB General Science Practice Test 879530 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.85
Score	0%	77%

Review

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

72% Answer Correctly

	work
	power
	kinetic energy
	a force

Solution

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

Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:

61% Answer Correctly

	meteoroids
	meteorites
	meteors
	shooting stars

Solution

Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.

Which of these is not a recognized blood type?

90% Answer Correctly

	AB
	O
	AO
	B

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.

Saturated fats can __________ LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can __________ it.

78% Answer Correctly

	raise, decrease
	stabilize, raise
	decrease, stabilize
	decrease, raise

Solution

Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.

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

83% Answer Correctly

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

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.