ASVAB Test Answers

A square has how many sides?

ANSWER : 4

How much is 2 plus 2?

ANSWER : 4

A rose is a what?

ANSWER : A flower

What is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone became smooth?

ANSWER : It was in a stream for a long time

If you place bean seeds between moist paper towels and watch the stem leaves appear you will see a 

demonstration of?

ANSWER : germination

Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called?

ANSWER : satellite

In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must contain?

ANSWER : carbon atoms

What element does not contain any neutrons?

ANSWER : Hydrogen

What is the symbol for hydroxyl ion?

ANSWER : OH-

A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to eliminate what?

ANSWER : Clasticity

The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the compound contains and the…

ANSWER : the ratio of elements in a compound

When scientists measures a liquids resistance to flow, they are measuring the liquids…

ANSWER : Viscosity

The tympanic membranes are also known as the…

ANSWER : Ear drums

When sodium atoms form sodium ions they:

ANSWER : lose electrons

Choking is prevented by the…?

ANSWER : epiglottis covering the voice box

Which of the following actions produce & chemical change?

ANSWER : Adding salt to the hot water

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

ANSWER : Copper

What are the 2 main gases that make up stars?

ANSWER : Hydrogen and helium

A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this radar reports 30 tracks in one 

minute, what percentage of the time did the radar track the aircraft?

ANSWER : 0.5

Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30pm one day. If he was paid at the rate of 6$ per hour, how much 

did he earn that day?

ANSWER : 5

A women is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current office. If 

the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office?

ANSWER : 176 sq ft

If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden?

ANSWER : 441sqft

How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an area of 

64sqft

ANSWER : 32

The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for $24 each. Today, only 2 

puppies and 8 kittens we’re left. In dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies and kittens?

ANSWER : 13 to 3

The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of it’s cost at a supermarket. How 

much would it cost per pound at a supermarket?

ANSWER : 3.6

A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill as it can go on level ground. If 

it goes 120 mph downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles on flat land?

ANSWER : 1/2 hour

Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side measuring 10 units, and is 4 units 

high. The second box is rectangular and has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the 

second box is 5 units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?

ANSWER : 16 units

Each August, a restaurant’s rent is adjusted to the cost of living index. The rent has been 1,550 a month, 

and the cost of living index for this August was 3.7%. What is the new rent per month?

ANSWER : 1607.35

There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag and randomly takes one marble. 

What is the probability pf that child getting a green marble?

ANSWER : 0.66

Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into triangles. For the 

square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ?

ANSWER : 32sqft

if the population of a certain city increased 25% in 2 years, the new population was what percent of the 

old?

ANSWER : 1.25

a printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. a second press can print 15,000 copies in 60 

minutes. how many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press?

ANSWER : 3000

Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If Ian received 125,000, and Debra the rest, what fraction of 

the estate did Debra receive?

ANSWER : 44750

Small most nearly means

ANSWER : a little

Prestige most nearly means

ANSWER : status

we will long remember our perilous journey

ANSWER : hazardous

Inept most nearly means

ANSWER : silly

Oppressive most nearly means

ANSWER : painful

“Complexity” most nearly means

ANSWER : intricacy

Nurture most nearly means

ANSWER : cultivate

void most nearly means

ANSWER : empty

Fervently most nearly means

ANSWER : passionately

Devout most nearly means

ANSWER : pious

Erratically most nearly means

ANSWER : irregularly

sustain most nearly means

ANSWER : tolerate

They “consoled” each other after the accident.

ANSWER : solaced

the cashier negated the charge of the item

ANSWER : nullified

crass most nearly means

ANSWER : crude

Peruse most nearly means

ANSWER : study

the lens of the eye focuses light rays as they enter the eye. muscles around the lens react to light and 

change the shape of the lens by expanding or contracting. certain diseases or injury to the lens of the 

eye can result in blurry vision. according to the paragraph,the lens of the eye is used to

ANSWER : focus light

Your heart’s mitral valve does an awfully big job. Letting blood from the left atrium of the heart into the 

left ventricle without losing a drop is one of the toughest tasks in the circulatory system. In fact, if the 

system was suddenly opened at that point the force of the valve closing with send blood 5 feet into the 

air In this passage the author’s purpose is to?

ANSWER : convince the readers of the stress on the mitral valve

riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit america’s largest national park–wrangell-st.elias– 13 

million acres of scenic beauty. copper first drew prospectors to this part of alaska. from 1911 to 1938, 

the kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of it. now a mecca for tourists, the town of kennicott was 

abandoned to the ghosts when the copper ran out. which of the following illustrates the correct 

sequence of events?

ANSWER : copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourists attraction

Physicists seek out those features of nature that are simple and universal. The secret of their success is 

not so much a matter of finding answers as it is asking the right questions. The trick is keeping the 

questions simple and sticking to universal phenomena. Simple questions can be answered 

unambiguously by careful observation of repeated experiments and by logical thinking. which of the 

following questions is most clearly an example of the kind discussed in the paragraph?

ANSWER : how fast do stones of a particular size fall?

An allergy is a hypersensitivity to substances that are essentially harmless. For as yet poorly understood 

reasons, the immune system malfunctions and marshals up an army of antibodies to fight these 

substances. For many allergies, this malfunction causes a large amount of histamine to flood into the 

bloodstream. It is overabundance of histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing. the passage states all of the following about allergies except

ANSWER : medical science does not fully understand why the body has an allergic reaction to certain 

substances

a period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time.for example, a year on 

mercury is equal to 88 earth days. a year on uranus is approximately 348 mercury years. according to the 

passage, the way time is usually measured shows that the time is

ANSWER : calendar-based

weather radar is a great help to pilots in detecting thunderstorms. however, pilots must be aware that 

radar does not reliably detect hail. radar operates by transmitting a pulse of radio energy and receiving 

the pulse again after it is reflected by a target. large raindrops, the kind found in intense thunderstorms, 

are the best radar reflectors and will show up as intense targets on the screen. hail is somewhat porous 

and has an uneven structure; it tends to absorb or scatter the radar pulse rather than reflect it back to 

the antenna. according to the paragraph, weather radar does not reliably. detect hail because of

ANSWER : its penetrable surface

according to mark twain, october is a particularly dangerous month to speculate in stocks. others include 

july, january, september, april, november, may, march,june, december, august, and february. what was 

mark twain’s point?

ANSWER : october is an especially bad month for speculating in stocks

Physical sound energy is transmitted through the external ear ( the pinna ) and the middle ear to the 

inner ear, where it creates pressure waves in the fluid of the cochlea. there, hairs on the organ of corti 

are moved by the pressure waves. the movement of the hairs starts the process by which nerve impulses 

are generated. where is the organ of corti located?

ANSWER : in the inner ear

An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for crude 

oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products mostly gasoline jet 

fuel and desolate and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for crude oil imports was set at 

approximately 10% of crude oil consumption the passage implies which of the following about the oil 

quota program?

ANSWER : the quota for residual fuel oil products was the same as for crude oil products

the women’s flying training detachment was the brainchild of jacqueline cochran, the famous flyer. 

because of the overwhelming demand for qualified men to fly in combat during world war 2, she was 

able to persuade the army to train women pilots to ferry military aircraft from manufractures to 

embarkation points for later shipment overseas. the author implies that the primary motivation for 

establishing a training program for women pilots during world war 2 was the

ANSWER : unavailability of qualified male pilots

4x+12=0

ANSWER : -3

what is 5x times (3x^2-5)?

ANSWER : 15x^3-25x

what is the area of a parallelogram if its length is x+4 and its height is x+3?

ANSWER : x^2+7x+12

Simplify 3/5x+x

ANSWER : 8/5x

Graphs of the following equations are straight lines except?

ANSWER : y=x^2+3

the hypotnuse of a right triangle has a length of 14 units and a side that is 9 units long. which equation 

can be used to find the length of the remaining side?

ANSWER : x^2=14^2+9^2

the factors of 2x^2+xy-3y^2 are

ANSWER : (2x+3y)(x-y)

what is the area of a triangle with a base of 8 feet and a height of 4 feet?

ANSWER : 16 square feet

the reciprocal of 3-1/5 is

ANSWER : 44697

If 4/3×3/4=5k, then k=?

ANSWER : 44566

what does the abbreviation AC stand for?

ANSWER : alternating current

in making permanent electronic connections, use

ANSWER : soldering iron

When current flow is interrupted by a blown fuse, the circuit becomes?

ANSWER : open

a standard multimeter does NOT measure

ANSWER : frequency

this is a symbol for a

ANSWER : transformer

utility company power lines carry what kind of current?

ANSWER : alternating

when measuring resistance with an ohmmeter,

ANSWER : Disconnect power

in this schematic, the total resistance is

ANSWER : 100ohms

electrical current flowing from one component to the next is an example of what kind of circuit?

ANSWER : open

When wire conductors are coated with solder, the process is called?

ANSWER : tinning

in order to make an electric current flow, it is necessary to have

ANSWER : an ammeter

a device that converts sound waves to electric current is a

ANSWER : transistor

Wires are joined together with solder to ensure

ANSWER : Maximum voltage

which of the following can NOT be used to store an electrical charge?

ANSWER : fuse

which of the following is a type of resistance in an AC transformer circuit?

ANSWER : impedance

the type of electricity used to power a car radio is typically

ANSWER : DC

the most commonly used fuel for running automobile engines are

ANSWER : gasoline

which of the following is NOT part of a car’s drive train?

ANSWER : transmission

Which engine component stores oil for lubrication?

ANSWER : oil pan

the catalytic converter is part of what system?

ANSWER : Emission control system

How many crankshafts are there in a V-8 automobile engine?

ANSWER : 8

The engine flywheel bolts to the?

ANSWER : crankshaft

What kind of wrench should be used to tighten engine components such as a manifolds and cylinder 

heads?

ANSWER : torque

the function of the master cylinder is to

ANSWER : Apply hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinders

which of the following part of a conventional distributor?

ANSWER : rotor

Coolant flow through an engine is regulated by the ..?

ANSWER : thermostat

Nails are usually driven into wood with

ANSWER : hammers

which of the following uses a penny system to specify its size?

ANSWER : finishing nail

Taps and dies are tools to?

ANSWER : Cut threads for nuts and bolts

which tool is used to bend large sections of sheet metal?

ANSWER : lathe

what is placed around a chimney to prevent leaks?

ANSWER : flashing

this type of pattern on metal is made by a process called

ANSWER : knurling

Self-tapping screws are primarily used when fastening objects to..?

ANSWER : sheet metal

Anchor bolts are used to hold the?

ANSWER : Rebar to the concrete

which of these does NOT make wood chips when it is used?

ANSWER : drill press

to properly turn wood stock, one should use a

ANSWER : lathe

the best saw for accurately cutting 3 inches off the length of a 2 x 8 x 18-inch piece of lumber is a

ANSWER : radial arm sawt

Gear A is the driving gear. If all the teeth are shoot off of Gear B, which gears will turn?

ANSWER : gears A and C

a series of 4 gears (W,X,Y,Z) is driven by pulley V and a belt. if V turns in the direction shown, which gears 

will rotate clockwise?

ANSWER : Y and X

a box sits on a smooth table. 3 strings are attached to the box, each having a weight of 10 Ibs. attached 

to the other end. the box will move in direction

ANSWER : D

4 weights are tied together and hung from the ceiling. what will be the tension in the cord at the point 

labeled X?

ANSWER : 60 pounds

the illustration shows a water tank that is made of wood planks and reinforced metal hoops. why are the 

hoops closer together near the bottom of the tank?

ANSWER : the water pressure pushing against the sides of the tank is greater near the bottom

Spaces are placed between slabs of concrete in city sidewalks to?

ANSWER : allow for expansion and contraction

is it true that frictional forces…

ANSWER : only operate in vertical directions

This drive pulley always turn

ANSWER : Faster than pulley A or C but not pulley B

a belt passes over a drum and its ends are connected to springs. if the drum rotates in the direction 

shown and there is friction between the drum and the belt, then

ANSWER : spring 1 will get shorter, and spring 2 longer

a spring will compress 1 inch for every 50 pounds of force that is applied to it. how much force is needed 

to compress the same spring 10 inches?

ANSWER : 500 Ibs

As part A moves to the left, gear C will turn

ANSWER : C. first in direction 1 and then in direction 2

a spring is compressed against a wall by a wooden block that has a force applied to it. if the force is 

removed from the block,

ANSWER : the block of wood will move to the right

the illustration shows an example of…

ANSWER : an inclined plane

what would you tell the person who is trying to loosen the rusty nut with the wrench?

ANSWER : move your hand farther from the nut