ASVAB GENERAL SCIENCE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

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ASVAB ( GENERAL SCIENCE #1 ) EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: An important ore of uranium is called

A.) hematite B.) chalcopyrite C.) bauxite D.) pitchblende

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pitchblende Question 2: Under natural conditions, large quantities of organic matter decay after each year's plants growth has been completed. As a result of such conditions A.) many animals are deprived of adequate food supplies B.) soil erosion is accelerated C.) soils maintain their fertility D.) earthworms are added to the soil.

Answer:

Soil maintain their fertility

Question 3: Which of the following rocks can be dissolved with a weak acid?

• Sandstone
• Gneiss
• Granite

• Limestone

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Limestone Question 4: Of the following types of clouds, the ones that occur at the greatest altitude are called...A.) cirrus B.) nimbus C.) cumulus D.) stratus

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Cirrus Question 5: A new drug for treatment of tuberculosis was being tested in a hospital. Patients in Group A actually received doses of the new drug; those in Group B were given only sugar pills.Group B represents a(n).....A.) scientific experiment B.) scientific method C.) experimental error D.) experimental control

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Experimental Control Question 6: The thin, clear layer that forms the outer coat of the eyeball is called the

• pupil
• iris
• lens
• cornea

Answer:

Cornea

Question 7: In the process of manufacturing food, plants....

• create energy
• destroy energy

• Store energy of the sun
• Do not need the energy of the sun

Answer:

• Store energy of the sun

Question 8: The type of joint that attaches the arm to the shoulder blade is known as a(n)....A.) hinge B.) pivot C.) immovable D.) ball and socket

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Ball and Socket Question 9: Spiders can be distinguished from insects by the fact that spider have A.) hard outer covering B.) large abdomens C.) four pairs of legs D.) biting mouth parts.

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Four pairs of legs Question 10: The most likely reason why dinosaurs became extinct was that they ?

• Were killed by erupting volcanoes
• Were eaten as adults by the advancing mammalian groups.
• Failed to adapt to a changing environment
• Killed each other in combat.

Answer:

• Failed to adapt to a changing environment

Question 11: One-celled animals belong to the group of living things known as

• protozoa
• annelida
• porifera

• arthropoda

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Protozoa Question 12: Of the following, the simple machine that provides a mechanical advantage of 1 is the?A.) screw B.) second - class lever C.) single fixed pulley D.) single movable pulley

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Single Fixed Pulley Question 13: What is the name of the negative particle that circles the nucleus of the atom?A.) Neutron B.) Meson C.) Proton D.) Electron

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Electron Question 14: Of the Following planets, the one that has the shortest revolutionary period around the sun is

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Venus

Answer:

• Mercury

Question 15: Radium is stored in lead containers because...?

A.) the lead absorbs the harmful radiation B.) radium is a heavy substance C.) lead prevents the disintegration of the radium D.) lead is cheap