ASVAB General Science Questions

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What liquid is neither acidic nor basic?

water

An Anemometer measures what

wind speed

The product of force and distance is

work

Ascorbic acid is also known as

Vitamin C

The flat, colored,ring-shaped membrane of the eye is called:

iris

The average adult human body is composed of approximately what percentage of water?

55% - 65%

How long does it take the earth to rotate 90 degrees

6 hours

How many moons does Saturn have?

62

Bile is a substance secreted to help digest fats. Bile is stored in the:

Gallbladder

In degrees Celsius, at what point does pure water freeze?

0 degrees

About how long does it take the Earth to complete an orbit of the sun

1 year

Which element in the protein hemoglobin, found in red blood cells, is responsible for binding oxygen?

Iron

The cell membrane is a structure composed primarily of:

Lipid

Force can be represented by a vector. A vector represents

Magnitude and Direction

Kinetic energy of an object is the energy it possesses due to its ______.

Motion

If CaCl2 is mixed with Na2SO4 in aqueous solution, which of the following is a possible product?

NaCl

Which of the planets has the longest revolutionary period around the sun

Neptune Neptune is farther away than the other planets and has the longest period of revolution (164.81 earth years).

Which are not considered greenhouse gases?

Oxygen

Which element is necessary in the formation of rust?

Oxygen

When a blood vessel is injured, which of the following is responsible for clotting?

Platelets are small proteins in the bloodstream that react when the body signals an injury, and are the primary mechanism of clotting.

When a liquid becomes a gas, _____

The molecules move farther apart

A Celsius temperature of 100 degrees is equivalent to a Fahrenheit temperature of:

212 degrees

In meiosis, one parent cell becomes how many daughter cells?

4

In taxonomy, which classification comes after 'family'?

Genus

The formal binomial nomenclature (or scientific name) of a living organism consists of which two parts

Genus and Species

Which of the following elements is a not a metal?

HE (Helium)

Which part of the ear is most likely to be damaged by loud noises?

Hairs in the cochlea

Sound waves travel faster in

Steel

Which of the following cloud types occur at the lowest altitude

Stratus clouds occur below 6,000 feet.

Which of the following is a positively charged subatomic particle

Proton A Proton is a stable subatomic particle that occurs in all atomic nuclei. It has a positive electric charge.

Which of these planets in our solar system is closest to the sun?

Venus

The sun's energy reaches the Earth's surface primarily in the form of:

Visible light radiation

Which has a pH over 7?

baking soda

6 basic animal groups.

birds, mammals, invertebrates, fishes, reptiles, and amphibians.

A pot sitting on a hot burner is an example of

conduction

If an unbalanced force acts on an object, then the object will begin to accelerate according to:

newtons second law

Which type of rock would likely be found at the bottom of a river bed?

sedimentary

If two forces act on an object in opposite directions, the force that results is

the difference between the two forces When the two forces are in opposite directions, the resulting force is the difference between the two forces.


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