ASVAB
The oil pressure indicator in a car operating under normal conditions suddenly drops and blue smoke comes out the tail pipe. The cause of this is probably
A blown head gasket *for sealing the engines combustion chamber*
To enlarge the diameter of an existing fastener hole
A reamer should be used
When an accidental connection is made between two hot wires, the result is
A short circuit
Condensation inside fuel tanks could lead to
A sludge forming at the bottom of the gas tank
The child was very PRECOCIOUS for her age
Advanced *early in development
Pistons are always made smaller than the cylinder to
Allow the piston to expand when heated and not jam in the cylinder
Sperm is produced in the __________.
seminiferous tubules
Pepsin is found in the
stomach
100 degrees Celsius is equal to how many degrees Fahrenheit
212
The reddish tint of soil in the southern United States is the result of
Oxidation *oxidation occurs when metallic elements in rocks combine with oxygen
Gear 1, which has 20 teeth, is turning Gear 2, which has 30 teeth. If Gear 1 makes 6 revolutions, how many will Gear 2 make?
4 *total is 120 teeth (Gear 2 will use 30 revolutions and will need 4 to be completed)
Two kids on a seesaw. If one child sits 2 feet from the fulcrum with a weight of 60lbs. and the other child has a weight of 20lbs, how far from the fulcrum must the smaller child sit to balance the seesaw?
6 feet
The speed of a falling object increases due to gravity at a rate of
9.8 meters per second square
The water pressure surrounding a submarine is 150psi. A porthole on the submarine measures 10 square inches. What is the force on the porthole?
1500lbs
One mile equals approximately how many meters
1,600
If Mr.Thompson is pouring sand into a sandbox at a rate of 60lbs. per minute and his daughter is removing sand from the sandbox at a rate of 1lb. per second, then after two minutes the amount of sand in the sand box will
Be exactly the same
The cutting parts of a boring bit are found
Between the tips and the center
When shafts are not parallel which types of gears should be used?
Beval gears
A blue object is reflecting
Blue light waves
The pulmonic circuit of blood flow differs from the systemic circuit because it
Brings blood to the lungs
The current geologic time period is
Cenozoic
Astute most nearly means
Clever
Anthology most nearly means
Collection *collection of writings
Water condenses on pipes that are
Contained with cold water
A hot air balloon is controlled by heating and cooling the air in the balloon. This process is called
Convection *Convection occurs when a gas or liquid changes density due to higher heat
Igneous rocks form by
Cooling magma
A good substance for conducting electricity is
Copper
Which organism in the food chain is primary consumer?
Cow *a primary consumer is an organism that lives off production from plants only
Power is equal to voltage times
Current
If water is flowing into a lake at a rate of 120 gallons an hour and flowing out of the lake via another conduit at a rate of 3 gallons a minute, the the amount of water in the lake will
Decrease 1 gallon per minute
To MAR most nearly means
Deface
The device used to transfer power from the drive shaft to the rear axle is called the
Differential
The attorney was very CYNICAL. What does cynical mean?
Distrustful
Which aspect of light explains why a rainbow appears when shining light into a prism?
Each color has a different wavelength
A lunar eclipse occurs when the
Earth blocks the Sun's light causing a shadow to pass over the moon (SEM)
The witness EMBELLISHED his story. What does embellished mean?
Enhanced
Gear A, which has a diameter of 4 feet, is turning Gear B, which has a diameter of 1 foot. If Gear A makes one revolution, how many revolutions does Gear B make?
Four revolutions
Morose most nearly means
Gloomy
The frequency of current alternations is measured in
Hertz
A diode has low resistance to current in one direction and
High resistance to current in the other direction
Water is unique because
Ice has a lower density than liquid watwe
Pictorial most nearly means
Illustrated
The UNSCRUPULOUS politician won the election to the surprise of many of his political party. What does unscrupulous mean?
Immoral *evil/unlawful
The ability of a conductor to induce voltage in itself when the current changes is its
Inductance
The employee was INUNDATED with work. What does inundated mean?
Overwhelmed
If the temperature of a gas increases
It's pressure will increase
Rolling friction is always
Less than sliding friction
If two pipes carry liquids moving at the same velocity, then the pipe with the least area will have the
Lowest flow rate
Which of the following can be used when cutting an angle in a piece of wood stock
Miter box
Inscrutable most nearly means
Mysterious
An automatic transmission vehicle fails to accelerate as it should and does not shift smoothly. The problem is probably
Not enough transmission fluid
A thick, black sludge is found in the tailpipe of the car. This is probably due to
Oil leaking into a cylinder
Diligent most nearly means
Persistent
Cell fragments that are involved in blood clotting are called
Platelets
The harvest was ABUNDANT. What does abundant mean?
Plentiful
What is the best insulator
Porcelain
The torque converter contains all of the following EXCEPT
Rotor
The main constituents in concrete are
Sand, gravel, water, and cement
If the first stroke on a four-stroke engine is the intake stroke, what is the second?
Power
Machine screws are used primarily in
Pre-threaded holes in metal
The earliest geologic time period is the
Precambrian Era
The device most commonly used to convey liquids against the force of gravity is the
Pump
What should be put in old nail holes in walls before painting
Putty
When tapping a hole for a screw, it is important to
Regularly back out the tap
Bronchus, larynx, trachea, pharynx are parts of the
Respiratory system
The screw length of a flathead screw is the length of the
Shank and the threaded portion
Which tool is used to determine when two objects are normal to each other
Square
The pinion gear is found on the
Steering system
Smooth muscles are found in the
Stomach
Transient most nearly means
Temporary
The most likely symptom of the water pump failing is
The engine overheating
Which of the following could result from a faulty voltage regulator
The battery can become overcharged
Most automobiles run on which of the following cycles?
The four stroke cycle
The fuel pump moved fuel from the gas tank to
The fuel injector *injects fuel into intake manifold*
A starter motor does not make any noise when the key is turned in the ignition, but the lights on the car work. The first thing that should be check is
The fuse box
What is an characteristic of fungi?
The live off decomposing matter
Which of the following is true during a new moon?
The moon is between the earth and the sun
Reptiles and amphibians can be distinguished from eachother by which trait
The presence of scales
All of the following are parts in a manual transmission EXCEPT
The rotos *found in the brakes only*
Spark plugs should be seated in the port with a torque wrench to prevent
Threading the engine block
None of the following has gear-like teeth except the
Timing belt
To INDICT most nearly means
To accuse
To CULTIVATE most nearly means
To develop
To RILE most nearly means
To irritate
A chalk line is often used
To mark a straight like between two points
A rubber or wooden mallet is used with a chisel
To protect the chisel
To chastise most nearly means
To punish
Grinding wheels are used
To remove metal burrs
To PILFER most nearly means
To steal
The kerf of a saw refers to the
Total width that the teeth will cut
The last-ditch effort had an inconsequential impact on the outcome of the game
Trivial *lacking importance
Incoherent most nearly means
Unintelligible *impossible to understand
Narcissistic most nearly means
Vain *having too high of an opinion of oneself
Which of the following best describes the tundra biome?
Very low temperatures and a barren landscape
What do plants require for photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water
Vehicles can stall for all of the following EXCEPT
Work clutch plate
The brain is part of the
central nervous system
When you walk the beach at Gulf Shores, which zone are you on?
intertidal
The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell during which phase of MITOSIS
metaphase
What is an example of bryophyte
moss