ASVAB GENERAL SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS

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ASVAB (GENERAL SCIENCE) EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: What is a liter?

Answer:

A unit of volume.

Question 2: Fahrenheit (°F)

Answer:

On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°F.

Question 3: Kelvin (K)

Answer:

On this scale, the freezing point of water is 273.15 K, and the boiling point is 373.15 K.

Question 4: Genetics

Answer:

Geneticists study heredity, especially the aspect that deals with inherited characteristics, such as eye color.

Question 5: mega (M)

Answer:

1,000,000

Question 6: What is Paleontology?

Answer:

Paleontologists study prehistoric life, including dinosaurs. The science involves the examination of fossils, including those of plants, animals, and other organisms.Question 7: To convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius, use the following formula:

Answer:

C =5/9(F-32)

Question 8: Entomology (en-t?-?mä-l?-j?)

Answer:

Entomologists like bugs. Specifically, they like insects (bugs with six legs). This position isn't to be confused with an arachnologist, who studies spiders and other critters with eight legs.

Question 9: Herbivores

Answer:

Only eat plants. Cows, moose, giraffes, and elk are herbivores.

Question 10: centi (c)

Answer:

One-hundredth (0.01) Question 11: To get temperatures in the kelvin scale, add 273.15 degrees to the Celsius

temperature:

Answer:

K = C + 273.15

To go from kelvins to degrees Celsius, do the opposite: Subtract 273.15 from the kelvin temperature. Then you can convert the Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit if you like.

Question 12: ichthyology \?ik-th?-?ä-l?-j?\

Answer:

This discipline is the branch of zoology (the study of animals) dealing with fish.

Question 13: Omnivores

Answer:

Eats plants and animals. People are omnivores, and so are pigs, mice, raccoons, chickens, crows, and foxes.

Question 14: What is a gram?

Answer:

A unit of mass Question 15: Celsius or Centigrade (°C):

Answer:

On the Celsius scale, the freezing point for water is 0°C, and the boiling point for water is 100°C.

Question 16: Ecology

Answer:

Ecologists do more than just warn people that they're destroying the ozone layer. They study all aspects of the environment and how organisms (such as people) interact with it.

Question 17: What is a meter?

Answer:

Unit of legnth.

Question 18: Carnivores

Answer:

Eat only meat. A few examples include lions, tigers, polar bears, snakes, crocodiles, hawks, and eagles.

Question 19: deca (da)

Answer:

10

Question 20: Agriculture

Answer:

An agriculturalist studies farming. This discipline includes studying methods of cultivating soil, producing crops, and managing livestock.

Question 21: Milli (m)

Answer:

One-thousandth (0.001)

Question 22: Botany

Answer:

A botanist studies plant life. This includes everything from flowers to the moss that grows on the north side of the tree.

Question 23: hecto (h)

Answer:

100 Question 24: To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, use this formula:

Answer:

F =9/5C+32

Question 25: Genealogy

Answer:

If you want to find out where your great, great, great, great, great grandfather was born and what he did for a living, ask a genealogist. These specialists study ancestry and family history.

Question 26: deci (d)

Answer:

One-tenth (0.1)

Question 27: killo (k)

Answer:

1000