ASVAB General Science Questions
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.
