ASVAB General Science (GS) Practice Test

Try our free ASVAB General Science Practice Test that contains 25 questions from Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics. The CAT-ASVAB contains 16 questions while P&P-ASVAB contains 25 questions from this section.

1. What happens when a liquid becomes gas?

 
 
 
 

2. When did the space shuttle first fly?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

6. Which is not found in a cell?

 
 
 
 

7. What is the world’s largest fish?

 
 
 
 

8. Air is less dense than water because:

 
 
 
 

9. At what temperature Celsius does water boil?

 
 
 
 

10. Salt helps to melt ice because it:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

17. 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:

 
 
 
 

18. 100° C is equal to:

 
 
 
 

19. What liquid is neither acidic nor basic?

 
 
 
 

20. What is the chemical formula of table salt?

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

25. In common terms, H2O is known as:

 
 
 
 

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