HSCI Practice Questions & Verified Answers
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Which of the following is a correct definition of exercise?
a. Planned, structured, and repetitive movement
b. Body movement produced by skeletal muscles
c. The body's ability to respond to the demands of physical effort
d. Physical activities that increase the heart rate - ✔✔a. Planned, structured, and repetitive
movement
The ability to perform moderate to vigorous physical activities on a regular basis and to
complete daily tasks without undue fatigue demonstrates
a. weight-loss success.
b. endurance exercise.
c. physical activity.
d. physical fitness. - ✔✔d. physical fitness.
Aerobic literally means
a. with air.
b. with energy.
c. with strength.
d. with oxygen. - ✔✔d. with oxygen
The ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to supply oxygen to skeletal muscles during
sustained physical activity is
a. muscular endurance.
b. cardiorespiratory fitness.
,c. aerobic capacity.
d. physical strength. - ✔✔b. cardiorespiratory fitness.
The fitness of a person's cardiorespiratory system is assessed by measuring
a. the volume of oxygen the muscles consume during exercise.
b. the increase in heart rate during exercise.
c. the strength needed to sustain a muscular contraction during exercise.
d. the number of reps that can be repeated in one breath. - ✔✔a. the volume of oxygen the
muscles consume during exercise.
Swimming, cycling, and jogging are examples of
a. strength-building activities.
b. aerobic activities.
c. endurance-building activities.
d. flexibility activities. - ✔✔b. aerobic activities.
Muscular strength is the amount of force
a. a muscle is capable of sustaining for a length of time.
b. a muscle is capable of exerting repeatedly at measured intervals.
c. needed to flex a joint.
d. a muscle is capable of exerting in one contraction. - ✔✔d. a muscle is capable of exerting
in one contraction.
Muscular endurance is a muscle's ability to
a. exert force repeatedly or to sustain a contraction for a length of time.
b. contract while moving some type of weight.
c. flex a joint.
, d. increase the amount of force exerted in subsequent contractions. - ✔✔a. exert force
repeatedly or to sustain a contraction for a length of time.
Which of the following describes the most common method used to measure muscle strength?
a. Repeated lifting of weights until fatigued
b. Fast repetitions using free-weights
c. Maximum weight that can be moved at one time
d. Heaviest weight that can be lifted in one set of reps - ✔✔c. Maximum weight that can be
moved at one time
Regular exercise reduces the risk for cardiovascular diseases by
a. thinning the blood and increasing blood pressure.
b. increasing flexibility and stamina.
c. decreasing lung capacity and recovery time.
d. improving blood flow and strengthening the heart muscle. - ✔✔d. improving blood flow
and strengthening the heart muscle.
Aerobic capacity is measured by
a. HDL to LDL ratio.
b. RPE.
c. MET level.
d. VO2 max. - ✔✔d. VO2 max.
The range of motion possible at a particular joint or series of joints is
a. agility.
b. flexibility.
c. balance.
d. endurance. - ✔✔b. flexibility.
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Which of the following is a correct definition of exercise?
a. Planned, structured, and repetitive movement
b. Body movement produced by skeletal muscles
c. The body's ability to respond to the demands of physical effort
d. Physical activities that increase the heart rate - ✔✔a. Planned, structured, and repetitive
movement
The ability to perform moderate to vigorous physical activities on a regular basis and to
complete daily tasks without undue fatigue demonstrates
a. weight-loss success.
b. endurance exercise.
c. physical activity.
d. physical fitness. - ✔✔d. physical fitness.
Aerobic literally means
a. with air.
b. with energy.
c. with strength.
d. with oxygen. - ✔✔d. with oxygen
The ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to supply oxygen to skeletal muscles during
sustained physical activity is
a. muscular endurance.
b. cardiorespiratory fitness.
,c. aerobic capacity.
d. physical strength. - ✔✔b. cardiorespiratory fitness.
The fitness of a person's cardiorespiratory system is assessed by measuring
a. the volume of oxygen the muscles consume during exercise.
b. the increase in heart rate during exercise.
c. the strength needed to sustain a muscular contraction during exercise.
d. the number of reps that can be repeated in one breath. - ✔✔a. the volume of oxygen the
muscles consume during exercise.
Swimming, cycling, and jogging are examples of
a. strength-building activities.
b. aerobic activities.
c. endurance-building activities.
d. flexibility activities. - ✔✔b. aerobic activities.
Muscular strength is the amount of force
a. a muscle is capable of sustaining for a length of time.
b. a muscle is capable of exerting repeatedly at measured intervals.
c. needed to flex a joint.
d. a muscle is capable of exerting in one contraction. - ✔✔d. a muscle is capable of exerting
in one contraction.
Muscular endurance is a muscle's ability to
a. exert force repeatedly or to sustain a contraction for a length of time.
b. contract while moving some type of weight.
c. flex a joint.
, d. increase the amount of force exerted in subsequent contractions. - ✔✔a. exert force
repeatedly or to sustain a contraction for a length of time.
Which of the following describes the most common method used to measure muscle strength?
a. Repeated lifting of weights until fatigued
b. Fast repetitions using free-weights
c. Maximum weight that can be moved at one time
d. Heaviest weight that can be lifted in one set of reps - ✔✔c. Maximum weight that can be
moved at one time
Regular exercise reduces the risk for cardiovascular diseases by
a. thinning the blood and increasing blood pressure.
b. increasing flexibility and stamina.
c. decreasing lung capacity and recovery time.
d. improving blood flow and strengthening the heart muscle. - ✔✔d. improving blood flow
and strengthening the heart muscle.
Aerobic capacity is measured by
a. HDL to LDL ratio.
b. RPE.
c. MET level.
d. VO2 max. - ✔✔d. VO2 max.
The range of motion possible at a particular joint or series of joints is
a. agility.
b. flexibility.
c. balance.
d. endurance. - ✔✔b. flexibility.
