Asvab General Science Flashcards

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Under natural conditions, large quantities of organic matter decay after each year's plants growth has been completed. As a result of such conditions
Soil maintain their fertility
The thin, clear layer that forms the outer coat of the eyeball is called the ....
Cornea
The most likely reason why dinosaurs became extinct was that they .....?A. Were killed by erupting volcanoes B. Were eaten as adults by the advancing mammalian groups. C. Failed to adapt to a changing environmentD. Killed each other in combat.
C. Failed to adapt to a changing environment
Which of the following is a chemical change?A.Magnetizing a rod of ironB. Burning one pound of coalC. Mixing flake graphite with oilD. Vaporizing 1g of mercury in a vaccum
B. Burning one pound of Coal
In the process of manufacturing food, plants....A. create energyB. destroy energyC. Store energy of the sunD. Do not need the energy of the sun
C. Store energy of the sun
One-celled animals belong to the group of living things known as
Protozoa
Spiders can be distinguished from insects by the fact that spider have
Four pairs of legs
An important ore of uranium is called
Pitchblende
Of the following, the lightest element known on earth is...?A.HydrogenB. OxygenC. HeliumD. Air
A. Hydrogen
Of the following gases in the air, the most plentiful is...?A. ArgonB. OxygenC. NitrogenD. Carbon Dioxide
C. Nitrogen
When two forces act on an object in the same direction, the resultant force is equal to the
Sum of the forces
Of the following types of clouds, the ones that occur at the greatest altitude are called...
Cirrus
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).....
Experimental Control
Of the following, the simple machine that provides a mechanical advantage of 1 is the ...?
Single Fixed Pulley
Radium is stored in lead containers because...?
The lead absorbs the harmful radiation