ASVAB Skilled Technical Exam 138 Questions with Verified Answers
a- - CORRECT ANSWER no, not
ab- or -abs - CORRECT ANSWER away, from
anti- -
... [Show More] CORRECT ANSWER against
bi- - CORRECT ANSWER two
circum- - CORRECT ANSWER around
com- or con- - CORRECT ANSWER with, together
contra- or counter- - CORRECT ANSWER against
de- - CORRECT ANSWER away from
deca- - CORRECT ANSWER ten
extra- - CORRECT ANSWER outside, beyond
fore- - CORRECT ANSWER in front of
geo- - CORRECT ANSWER earth
hyper- - CORRECT ANSWER above, over
il- - CORRECT ANSWER not
mal- or male- - CORRECT ANSWER evil, bad
multi- - CORRECT ANSWER many
ob- - CORRECT ANSWER blocking
omni- - CORRECT ANSWER all
out- - CORRECT ANSWER external
que-, quer-, or ques- - CORRECT ANSWER ask
re- - CORRECT ANSWER back, again
semi- - CORRECT ANSWER half
super- - CORRECT ANSWER over, more
tele- - CORRECT ANSWER far
trans- - CORRECT ANSWER across
un- - CORRECT ANSWER not
-able or -ible - CORRECT ANSWER capable of
ex: agree, agreeable
-age - CORRECT ANSWER act of
ex: break, breakage
-al - CORRECT ANSWER relating to
ex: function, functional
-ance or -ence - CORRECT ANSWER instance of an action
ex: perform, performance
-ation - CORRECT ANSWER action, process
ex: liberate, liberation
-en - CORRECT ANSWER made from
ex: silk, silken
-ful - CORRECT ANSWER full of
ex: help, helpful
-ic - CORRECT ANSWER relating to, like
ex: anemia, anemic
-ical - CORRECT ANSWER possessing a quality of
ex: magic, magical
-ion - CORRECT ANSWER result of, act of
ex: legislate, legislation
-ish - CORRECT ANSWER resembling
ex: child, childish
-ism - CORRECT ANSWER condition or manner
ex; hero, herism
-ist - CORRECT ANSWER one who or which that does
ex: anarchy, anarchist
-ity - CORRECT ANSWER quality or state of
ex: dense, density
-less - CORRECT ANSWER not having
ex: worth, worthless
-let - CORRECT ANSWER small one
ex: pig, piglet
-ly - CORRECT ANSWER like
ex: fearless, fearlessly
-ment - CORRECT ANSWER act or process of
ex: establish, establishment
-ness - CORRECT ANSWER possessing a quality
ex: good, goodness
-or, -er - CORRECT ANSWER one who does a thing
ex: create, creator
-ous - CORRECT ANSWER state of
ex: danger, dangerous
anther or antrop - CORRECT ANSWER relating to humans
ex: anthropology
bibl - CORRECT ANSWER relating to books
ex: bibliography
brev - CORRECT ANSWER short
ex: abbreviate
cede or ceed - CORRECT ANSWER go, yield
ex: recede
chrom - CORRECT ANSWER color
ex: monochrome
cogn - CORRECT ANSWER know
ex: cognitive
corp - CORRECT ANSWER body
ex: corpsman
dict - CORRECT ANSWER speak
ex: dictionary
domin - CORRECT ANSWER rule
ex: dominate
flu or fluc - CORRECT ANSWER flow
ex: fluid
form - CORRECT ANSWER shape
ex: formulate
fract or frag - CORRECT ANSWER break
ex: fragment
graph - CORRECT ANSWER writing
ex: biography
junct - CORRECT ANSWER join
ex: junction
liber - CORRECT ANSWER free
ex: LIBERate
lum or lumen - CORRECT ANSWER light
ex: luminate
oper - CORRECT ANSWER work
ex: cooperate
path or pathy - CORRECT ANSWER suffer, feeling
ex: pathology- study of disease (suffering)
port - CORRECT ANSWER carry
ex: portable
press - CORRECT ANSWER squeeze
ex: oppress
scrib or script - CORRECT ANSWER write
ex: scripture
sens or sent - CORRECT ANSWER feel
ex: sentiment
tract - CORRECT ANSWER pull
ex: attract
voc or vok - CORRECT ANSWER call
ex: vocal
How to you convert Celcius or Fahrenheit? - CORRECT ANSWER A) F= (9/5)C+ 32
B) Add 40, multiply by 1.8, subtract 40
How do you convert Fahrenheit to Celsius? - CORRECT ANSWER A) C= 5/9(F-32)
B) Add 40, multiply by 5/9, subtract
How do you calculate temperature in Kelvin - CORRECT ANSWER K= 273.15 + C
the study of the stars, planets, sun, moon, gas galaxies, gas, dust, and other non-Earthly bodies - CORRECT ANSWER ASTROnomy
the study of Earth's physical structure and the processes acting on them - CORRECT ANSWER GEOlogy
the study of scientific the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting - CORRECT ANSWER METEORology
the study of prehistoric life on Earth, which is based on fossils - CORRECT ANSWER PALEOntology
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of the rating of animals to provide food, wool, and other products - CORRECT ANSWER AGRIculture
the study of plants - CORRECT ANSWER BOTany
the study of the environment and how organisms interact with it - CORRECT ANSWER ECOlogy
the study of bugs - CORRECT ANSWER ENTOmology
the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER GENEtics
the branch of zoology that deals with fish - CORRECT ANSWER Ich-thy-ol-o-gy
the study of ancient and recent human past through material remains; subfield of anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER ARCHAEology
the study of past and present members of a family or families - CORRECT ANSWER GENEaology
List the classification system from top-down - CORRECT ANSWER Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
this kingdom consists of one-celled prokaryotes; includes bacteria and cyanobacteria - CORRECT ANSWER monera
this kingdom consists of one-celled eukaryotes that cannot be classified as plants, animals, or fungi - CORRECT ANSWER protists
this kingdom consists of eukaryotic unicellular and multicellular organisms
ex: mushrooms, yeast - CORRECT ANSWER fungi
occurs when the moon moves into the Earths shadow - CORRECT ANSWER LUNAR eclipse
occurs when the Earth moves in the the moon's shadow - CORRECT ANSWER SOLAR eclipse
atomic number of hydrogen - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of helium - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of carbon - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of nitrogen - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of sodium - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of iron - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of copper - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of gold - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of mercury - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of lead - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of uranium - CORRECT ANSWER
atomic number of plutonium - CORRECT ANSWER
List the order of planets from closest to farthest from the sun - CORRECT ANSWER Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto?
thin, wispy, high clouds - CORRECT ANSWER Cirrus
white, puffy pillows, often flat bottomed rounded tops - CORRECT ANSWER cumulus
broad, flat, low-hanging (gray blanket) - CORRECT ANSWER stratus
formula for force - CORRECT ANSWER force= mass x acceleration
formula for pressure - CORRECT ANSWER pressure (psi or lbs/in^2)= force (lb)/ area (in^2)
resistance to the motion of two objects or surfaces that touch - CORRECT ANSWER friction
the property of kicking back when released - CORRECT ANSWER recoil
formula for work - CORRECT ANSWER work= force x distance
formula for power - CORRECT ANSWER power= work/time
occurs when a machine multiplies the amount of force you use - CORRECT ANSWER mechanical advantage
formula for mechanical advantage - CORRECT ANSWER output force/ input force
formula to determine how much a lever reduces the amount of effort needed to do work - CORRECT ANSWER length of effort arm/ length of resistance arm = resistance/ effort force
mechanical advantage for a lever - CORRECT ANSWER effort arm/ resistance arm
formula for finding the advantage of a ramp - CORRECT ANSWER length of ramp/ height of ramp= weight of the object/force required to move object
Centripetal force can be best categorized as... - CORRECT ANSWER false gravity
The largest manmade Lake in the world is.... - CORRECT ANSWER Lake Mead
What is the largest freshwater lake in the world? - CORRECT ANSWER Lake Superior
How far is it to the center of the Earth? - CORRECT ANSWER about 4,000mi
Where was the hottest temperature on Earth recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER Death Valley, CA
What is Pascal's Law? - CORRECT ANSWER external pressure applied to a fluid in a closed vessel is uniformly transmitted throughout the fluid; basis for hydraulics
Define a vector quantity. - CORRECT ANSWER a quantity that has both magnitude and direction
formula for kinetic energy (KE) - CORRECT ANSWER KE=(1/2)(m)(v^2)
1 horsepower = ____________ watts - CORRECT ANSWER 746
First class lever - CORRECT ANSWER fulcrum placed between effort and load
Second class lever - CORRECT ANSWER load is between effort and fulcrum
ex: wheelbarrow
Third class lever - CORRECT ANSWER effort between load and fulcrum
What is the minimum about of pulleys used in a block and tackle system? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
When torque increases, speed.... - CORRECT ANSWER decreases (inversely proportional)
Tendons - CORRECT ANSWER Attach muscle to bone
Nile River - CORRECT ANSWER longest river in the world
cirrus clouds - CORRECT ANSWER ARE FEATHERY CLOUDS. THEY OFTEN INDICATE THAT RAIN OR SNOW WILL FALL WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS.
Anemeter - CORRECT ANSWER Measures wind speed [Show Less]