ASVAB General Science (GS) Practice Test

1. Newton’s First Law of Motion, which states that objects in motion continue moving unless influenced by an external force, and objects at rest remain stationary unless influenced by an external force, is also known as the law of:

2. 100° C is equal to:

3. Which element is necessary in the formation of rust?

4. What does the tilt of the Earth’s rotational axis toward or away from the sun cause?

5. Which of the following device is used to measure electrical current?

6. In which atmospheric layer is the ozone layer located?

7. Which of the following is equal to the atomic number of a chemical element?

8. Which of the following elements is a not a metal?

9. What is the chemical formula of table salt?

10. Which of the followings are not considered greenhouse gases?

11. Approximately what percentage of the average adult human body is composed of water?

12. Salt helps to melt ice because it:

13. What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one member benefits while the other is harmed?

14. When did the space shuttle first fly?

15. In common terms, H2O is known as:

16. What is the world’s largest fish?

17. What liquid is neither acidic nor basic?

18. In degrees Celsius, at what point does pure water freeze?

19. Which is not found in a cell?

20. Air is less dense than water because:

21. What happens when a liquid becomes gas?

22. What is the principal gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?

23. Which is not a part of the human eye?

24. At what temperature Celsius does water boil?

25. In the field of genetics, what term is used to refer to an organism’s appearance?