ASVAB General Science Practice Test #3

Which of the following is an example of a mineral?

Which of the following is NOT a blood type?

Which of these planets is located farthest from the sun?

How many grams are in one kilogram?

Which one of the following clouds are mid-level clouds?

Which of the following are NOT decomposers?

Bile is produced by the

What kind of rock is formed when existing rock types are changed by heat and pressure?

These subatomic particles have a positive electric charge.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the autonomic nervous system?

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the earth?

Which of Newton’s laws proves that: An object at rest will stay at rest unless an external force acts upon it. An object in motion won’t change its velocity unless an external force acts upon it.

The law of conservation of energy can be restated as which of the following?

The International System (SI) unit of force is which of the following?

Mitosis is the process by which:

Which of the following is true of chemical elements?

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

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

The Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. About many years ago did life first appear?

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

Which of the following statements about the Earth is true?

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

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

The potential energy of an object with a mass of 5kg that is placed 20 meters above the surface of the earth is most nearly:

One of the reasons bacteria can be so deadly is because they multiply very quickly. E. coli has a doubling time of around 15 minutes. This means that if 100 bacteria are left alone for 2 hours, they will multiply to become:

Organisms which help one another survive by providing a mutual benefit to each other are known as:

In taxonomy, which classification comes after ‘family’?

All of the following are phenotypic traits except for:

The cell membrane is a structure composed primarily of:

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

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

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

All magnets have two poles which can be used to predict the direction of their magnetic waves. These two poles are the:

Approximately how many bones exist in the human body?

The nucleus of an atom is composed of:

What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

If one tectonic plate slides under another, the process is known as:

Plants are autotrophs, meaning that they:

Plant and animal cells both have cell membranes and nuclear membranes. However, plant cells have a structure that animal cells do not, known as a:

Muscles in the human body require what energy compound to function?

If a bowling ball is pushed with 20 Newtons of force and has a mass of 4 kg, what is its initial acceleration?

When a human cell divides in mitosis, the two daughter cells will each have:

In an electromagnetic wave, as the frequency of the wave becomes greater, what becomes shorter?

Which of the following time periods is the longest?

Water has a heat capacity of 4.2 J/g*C. This means that to heat up 100 mL of water 1 degree Celsius, we need:

In the lily flower, the red color is dominant and the white color is recessive. This means that if you cross a homozygous red flower with a white one, the offspring will be:

Which of the following is a characteristic of the tundra ecological biome?

A train travels at 25 mph for 3 hours. How far did the train move?

Muscles in the human body require what energy compound to function?

A solution contains 0.1 molar hydrogen ions (H+). This means the solution is likely: