ASVAB SCIENCE TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) Which substance can be used to treat drinking water of questionable purity?
A) Ammonia
B) Chlorine
C) Hydrogen Chloride
D) Iodine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
2) A viral infection in humans characterized by a very long time between the initial
exposure and the exhibition of the symptoms is
A) AIDS
B) Measles
C) Pneumonia
D) Chicken pox -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
3) The beneficial relationship between termites and the protozoa that inhabit their
digestive systems is called
A) Symbiosis
B) Parthenogenesis
C) Mitosis
D) Phagocytosis -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
4) Erosion and depletion are problems associated with
A) Blood circulation
B) The ozone layer
C) Soil conservation
D) Cardiovascular exercise -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
5) The particle with a ___ charge in the nucleus of an atom is a(n) ___
A) positive, electron
, B) positive, proton
C) negative, neutron
D) neutral, positron -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
6) The four forces that act on an aircraft in flight are
A) lift, thrust, friction, and inertia
B) lift, gravity, thrust, and drag
C) thrust, vector, speed, and fluid density
D) lift, downdraft, thrust, vector -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
7) Electrons have a ___ charge
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Neutral
D) Variable -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
8) Antibodies
A) identify and neutralize foreign objects inside the body
B) bond with antigens to keep the body's hormones balanced
C) prevent infection by blocking access to the circulatory system
D) are produced by the endocrine system -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
9) A gamete is a cell that
A) fuses with a zygote during fertilization
B) provides nutritional support to a developing fetus
C) fuses with another gamete during fertilization
D) fuses with a spermatid before fertilization -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
10) What is the smallest part of matter that retains the chemical properties
characteristic of a particular element?
A) Isotope
B) Molecule
C) Electron
D) Atom -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
11) The average distance of the Earth from the sun is about
SOLUTIONS
1) Which substance can be used to treat drinking water of questionable purity?
A) Ammonia
B) Chlorine
C) Hydrogen Chloride
D) Iodine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
2) A viral infection in humans characterized by a very long time between the initial
exposure and the exhibition of the symptoms is
A) AIDS
B) Measles
C) Pneumonia
D) Chicken pox -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
3) The beneficial relationship between termites and the protozoa that inhabit their
digestive systems is called
A) Symbiosis
B) Parthenogenesis
C) Mitosis
D) Phagocytosis -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
4) Erosion and depletion are problems associated with
A) Blood circulation
B) The ozone layer
C) Soil conservation
D) Cardiovascular exercise -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
5) The particle with a ___ charge in the nucleus of an atom is a(n) ___
A) positive, electron
, B) positive, proton
C) negative, neutron
D) neutral, positron -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
6) The four forces that act on an aircraft in flight are
A) lift, thrust, friction, and inertia
B) lift, gravity, thrust, and drag
C) thrust, vector, speed, and fluid density
D) lift, downdraft, thrust, vector -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
7) Electrons have a ___ charge
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Neutral
D) Variable -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
8) Antibodies
A) identify and neutralize foreign objects inside the body
B) bond with antigens to keep the body's hormones balanced
C) prevent infection by blocking access to the circulatory system
D) are produced by the endocrine system -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
9) A gamete is a cell that
A) fuses with a zygote during fertilization
B) provides nutritional support to a developing fetus
C) fuses with another gamete during fertilization
D) fuses with a spermatid before fertilization -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
10) What is the smallest part of matter that retains the chemical properties
characteristic of a particular element?
A) Isotope
B) Molecule
C) Electron
D) Atom -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
11) The average distance of the Earth from the sun is about
