What is a passage's main idea?

The central point the author wants the whole passage to communicate.

What is the standard order of operations?

Parentheses → exponents → multiplication and division from left to right → addition and subtraction from left to right.

What is electric current?

The rate at which electric charge flows.

What properties stay unchanged when a shape is rotated?

Its size, side lengths, angles, and handedness stay unchanged; only orientation changes.

What does abundant mean?

Plentiful; present in large amounts.

What is a prime number?

A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two positive factors: 1 and itself.

What is the nucleus's main role in a eukaryotic cell?

It stores most of the cell's DNA and helps control gene activity.

What does an internal-combustion engine do?

Converts fuel's chemical energy into mechanical motion through combustion.

How does a reflection affect a shape's orientation?

It reverses handedness, producing a mirror image.

What is a factor of a number?

A whole number that divides the number with no remainder.

What do mitochondria do?

They release usable energy from food molecules and make much of the cell's ATP.

What eye protection is standard when chips, sparks, or flying debris are possible?

Properly rated safety glasses or goggles suited to the hazard.

What is a translation of a shape?

A slide that changes position without rotating or reflecting the shape.

What is a supporting detail?

A fact, example, reason, or explanation that develops the main idea.

What is a multiple of a number?

A result of multiplying that number by an integer.

What is the cell membrane's main job?

It controls what enters and leaves the cell.

When force acts along the direction of motion, what is mechanical work?

Force times displacement: W=Fd.

What must be true of two boundaries that join exactly?

Their lengths and contours must match while facing in complementary directions.

What does concise mean?

Brief but clear; using no unnecessary words.

How do you convert a fraction to a decimal?

Divide the numerator by the denominator.

What is photosynthesis?

The process by which plants, algae, and some microbes use light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

How should a tab-and-slot pair behave in a valid assembly?

The tab should fit the slot without leaving a gap or creating overlap.

How do you convert a decimal to a percent?

Multiply by 100 and add the percent sign.

What is cellular respiration?

A process that releases energy from food molecules, commonly using oxygen and producing carbon dioxide and water.

What does a piston do in a reciprocating engine?

Moves back and forth in the cylinder and transfers combustion force to the connecting rod.

Which edges determine an assembled object's outer silhouette?

Only edges that remain exposed after the pieces join.

What is an inference in reading?

A conclusion supported by passage evidence even when it is not stated directly.

How do you convert a percent to a decimal?

Divide by 100, or move the decimal point two places left.

The molecule that stores hereditary information in living organisms.

What fastener is a Phillips screwdriver designed to turn?

A screw with a cross-shaped recess.

What usually happens to two edges joined along a shared boundary?

They become internal to the assembly rather than part of the outside outline.

What does diligent mean?

Careful and persistent in one's work.

What is the reciprocal of a nonzero number?

The number that gives 1 when multiplied by the original number; for a/b, it is b/a.

A segment of DNA that contributes to a functional product or inherited trait.

Why does overlap eliminate a proposed piece arrangement?

Solid pieces cannot occupy the same area in a valid assembly.

What makes two fractions equivalent?

They represent the same value because the numerator and denominator were multiplied or divided by the same nonzero number.

Electric potential difference: energy transferred per unit charge.

What scale rule applies when comparing pieces meant to join?

They must be compared at the same scale; rotation does not resize a piece.

What is an author's purpose?

The main reason for writing, such as to inform, explain, persuade, or entertain.

What is the main job of red blood cells?

Carry oxygen, mainly through hemoglobin.

What does a crankshaft do in a piston engine?

Converts the pistons' back-and-forth motion into rotation.

What is a useful anchor for mental assembly?

A distinctive corner, notch, tab, or long edge that can be tracked across rotations.

What does obsolete mean?

No longer used because something newer has replaced it.

ASVAB Flashcards: Verbal, Math, Science & Technical Review

Review 220 original ASVAB flashcards covering vocabulary, math formulas and setup patterns, science, electronics, auto and shop knowledge, mechanics, and bounded spatial concepts.

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ASVAB Flashcards: Verbal, Math, Science & Technical Review

Review the facts worth recalling before you spend time on full practice questions. These 220 English flashcards cover all four official ASVAB domains and map to the ten computerized subtests without copying the test.

What the cards practice

Verbal — 45 cards: produce meanings for 20 useful words, connect 10 roots or affixes with their meanings and examples, and recall 15 bounded reading concepts such as main idea, inference, tone, context clues, and passage structure.
Math — 55 cards: recall number rules, algebra relationships, geometry formulas, and ten common setup patterns for rates, interest, percent change, mixtures, work, probability, scale, and word-to-expression translation.
Science — 40 cards: connect life-science structures and processes, chemistry and physics terms, and Earth and space processes with their defining functions or principles.
Technical — 65 cards: connect electrical quantities, circuit behavior, vehicle and shop components, tools, simple machines, and physical principles with their functions, units, formulas, or relationships.
Spatial — 15 cards: recall bounded rotation, reflection, boundary-matching, silhouette, overlap, scale, landmark, symmetry, and viewpoint concepts that support spatial-relation practice.

The cards use useful forward mappings such as term → meaning, quantity → unit or formula, component → function, and principle → relationship. A few prompts ask for a setup from familiar wording. The deck does not mechanically reverse every fact, add answer-choice recognition, or turn every definition into several near-duplicates.

What needs separate practice

Flashcards are a poor substitute for passage-heavy Paragraph Comprehension drills, timed multi-step Arithmetic Reasoning problems, and full visual Assembling Objects items. Those need original passages or diagrams, realistic answer choices, and time pressure, so they are explicitly excluded here. The deck also excludes score tables, changing service cutoffs, advanced electronics design, diagnostic auto repair, hazardous procedures, and obscure trade trivia.

Learning order

The sequence makes repeated passes across verbal, math, science, technical, and spatial material. Foundations arrive before dependent knowledge: number operations before algebra and applied setups, cell and matter basics before larger systems, electrical quantities before circuit rules, and component names before mechanical relationships. Related directions and near-duplicates are separated by at least three unrelated cards where practical; the later technical tail keeps rotating among electronics, auto, and mechanics.

Scope and provenance

The official ASVAB subtests page defines the four domains and ten computerized subtests. Its administration note explains that Auto Information and Shop Information are separate on the computerized test but combined on the paper-and-pencil test and for the reported AS score. The official preparation guidance recommends a solid foundation in mathematics, English, science, and technical coursework.

The facts are common high-school and introductory technical knowledge. The prompts, answers, selection, and order were independently written and manually checked. No competitor cards or third-party media were used. The generated cover is original and contains no official marks.

The Common knowledge · CC0 1.0 label applies to the original wording, organization, metadata, and cover to the extent applicable rights exist. It does not claim ownership of facts or third-party names.

Source and compatibility review: August 31, 2026.

This is an independent, unofficial study deck. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supplied with questions by the ASVAB Testing Program or the U.S. Department of Defense. No official questions, passages, answer choices, score tables, curriculum wording, or protected prep-book wording were copied.

Kartice u ovom špilu

Kartica 1
Pitanje
What is a passage's main idea?
Odgovor
The central point the author wants the whole passage to communicate.
Kartica 2
Pitanje
What is the standard order of operations?
Odgovor
Parentheses → exponents → multiplication and division from left to right → addition and subtraction from left to right.
Kartica 3
Pitanje
What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
Odgovor
The cell.
Kartica 4
Pitanje
What is electric current?
Odgovor
The rate at which electric charge flows.
Kartica 5
Pitanje
What properties stay unchanged when a shape is rotated?
Odgovor
Its size, side lengths, angles, and handedness stay unchanged; only orientation changes.
Kartica 6
Pitanje
What does abundant mean?
Odgovor
Plentiful; present in large amounts.
Kartica 7
Pitanje
What is a prime number?
Odgovor
A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two positive factors: 1 and itself.
Kartica 8
Pitanje
What is the nucleus's main role in a eukaryotic cell?
Odgovor
It stores most of the cell's DNA and helps control gene activity.
Kartica 9
Pitanje
What does an internal-combustion engine do?
Odgovor
Converts fuel's chemical energy into mechanical motion through combustion.
Kartica 10
Pitanje
How does a reflection affect a shape's orientation?
Odgovor
It reverses handedness, producing a mirror image.
Kartica 11
Pitanje
What does the prefix pre- mean?
Odgovor
Before, as in preview.
Kartica 12
Pitanje
What is a factor of a number?
Odgovor
A whole number that divides the number with no remainder.
Kartica 13
Pitanje
What do mitochondria do?
Odgovor
They release usable energy from food molecules and make much of the cell's ATP.
Kartica 14
Pitanje
What eye protection is standard when chips, sparks, or flying debris are possible?
Odgovor
Properly rated safety glasses or goggles suited to the hazard.
Kartica 15
Pitanje
What is a translation of a shape?
Odgovor
A slide that changes position without rotating or reflecting the shape.
Kartica 16
Pitanje
What is a supporting detail?
Odgovor
A fact, example, reason, or explanation that develops the main idea.
Kartica 17
Pitanje
What is a multiple of a number?
Odgovor
A result of multiplying that number by an integer.
Kartica 18
Pitanje
What is the cell membrane's main job?
Odgovor
It controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Kartica 19
Pitanje
When force acts along the direction of motion, what is mechanical work?
Odgovor
Force times displacement: $W=Fd$ .
Kartica 20
Pitanje
What must be true of two boundaries that join exactly?
Odgovor
Their lengths and contours must match while facing in complementary directions.
Kartica 21
Pitanje
What does concise mean?
Odgovor
Brief but clear; using no unnecessary words.
Kartica 22
Pitanje
How do you convert a fraction to a decimal?
Odgovor
Divide the numerator by the denominator.
Kartica 23
Pitanje
What is photosynthesis?
Odgovor
The process by which plants, algae, and some microbes use light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
Kartica 24
Pitanje
What is the SI unit of electric current?
Odgovor
The ampere, or amp.
Kartica 25
Pitanje
How should a tab-and-slot pair behave in a valid assembly?
Odgovor
The tab should fit the slot without leaving a gap or creating overlap.
Kartica 26
Pitanje
What does the suffix -less mean?
Odgovor
Without, as in careless.
Kartica 27
Pitanje
How do you convert a decimal to a percent?
Odgovor
Multiply by 100 and add the percent sign.
Kartica 28
Pitanje
What is cellular respiration?
Odgovor
A process that releases energy from food molecules, commonly using oxygen and producing carbon dioxide and water.
Kartica 29
Pitanje
What does a piston do in a reciprocating engine?
Odgovor
Moves back and forth in the cylinder and transfers combustion force to the connecting rod.
Kartica 30
Pitanje
Which edges determine an assembled object's outer silhouette?
Odgovor
Only edges that remain exposed after the pieces join.
Kartica 31
Pitanje
What is an inference in reading?
Odgovor
A conclusion supported by passage evidence even when it is not stated directly.
Kartica 32
Pitanje
How do you convert a percent to a decimal?
Odgovor
Divide by 100, or move the decimal point two places left.
Kartica 33
Pitanje
What is DNA?
Odgovor
The molecule that stores hereditary information in living organisms.
Kartica 34
Pitanje
What fastener is a Phillips screwdriver designed to turn?
Odgovor
A screw with a cross-shaped recess.
Kartica 35
Pitanje
What usually happens to two edges joined along a shared boundary?
Odgovor
They become internal to the assembly rather than part of the outside outline.
Kartica 36
Pitanje
What does diligent mean?
Odgovor
Careful and persistent in one's work.
Kartica 37
Pitanje
What is the reciprocal of a nonzero number?
Odgovor
The number that gives 1 when multiplied by the original number; for $a/b$ , it is $b/a$ .
Kartica 38
Pitanje
What is a gene?
Odgovor
A segment of DNA that contributes to a functional product or inherited trait.
Kartica 39
Pitanje
What is mechanical power?
Odgovor
The rate of doing work: $P=W/t$ .
Kartica 40
Pitanje
Why does overlap eliminate a proposed piece arrangement?
Odgovor
Solid pieces cannot occupy the same area in a valid assembly.
Kartica 41
Pitanje
What does the root bio mean?
Odgovor
Life, as in biology.
Kartica 42
Pitanje
What makes two fractions equivalent?
Odgovor
They represent the same value because the numerator and denominator were multiplied or divided by the same nonzero number.
Kartica 43
Pitanje
What is an allele?
Odgovor
One version of a gene.
Kartica 44
Pitanje
What is voltage?
Odgovor
Electric potential difference: energy transferred per unit charge.
Kartica 45
Pitanje
What scale rule applies when comparing pieces meant to join?
Odgovor
They must be compared at the same scale; rotation does not resize a piece.
Kartica 46
Pitanje
What is an author's purpose?
Odgovor
The main reason for writing, such as to inform, explain, persuade, or entertain.
Kartica 47
Pitanje
What does a ratio compare?
Odgovor
Two quantities by division.
Kartica 48
Pitanje
What is the main job of red blood cells?
Odgovor
Carry oxygen, mainly through hemoglobin.
Kartica 49
Pitanje
What does a crankshaft do in a piston engine?
Odgovor
Converts the pistons' back-and-forth motion into rotation.
Kartica 50
Pitanje
What is a useful anchor for mental assembly?
Odgovor
A distinctive corner, notch, tab, or long edge that can be tracked across rotations.
Kartica 51
Pitanje
What does obsolete mean?
Odgovor
No longer used because something newer has replaced it.
Kartica 52
Pitanje
What is a proportion?
Odgovor
An equation stating that two ratios are equal.
Kartica 53
Pitanje
What is the main job of white blood cells?
Odgovor
Help defend the body against infection and other threats.
Kartica 54
Pitanje
What fastener is a slotted screwdriver designed to turn?
Odgovor
A screw with one straight slot.
Kartica 55
Pitanje
What should you track while mentally rotating a complex piece?
Odgovor
One distinctive landmark and its relationship to nearby edges.
Kartica 56
Pitanje
What does the prefix anti- mean?
Odgovor
Against or opposed to, as in antifreeze.
Kartica 57
Pitanje
How do you find the arithmetic mean?
Odgovor
Add all values and divide by the number of values.
Kartica 58
Pitanje
What does a neuron do?
Odgovor
Receives and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
Kartica 59
Pitanje
How is ideal mechanical advantage defined?
Odgovor
Ideal mechanical advantage is input distance divided by output distance. In a frictionless ideal machine, it also equals output force divided by input force.
Kartica 60
Pitanje
How can symmetry help with a spatial-relation problem?
Odgovor
It reveals repeated or mirrored positions. Reflection reverses handedness, so a candidate must match the target's handedness.
Kartica 61
Pitanje
How does a definition context clue help with an unfamiliar word?
Odgovor
The sentence directly explains the word's meaning nearby.
Kartica 62
Pitanje
What is the median?
Odgovor
The middle value after the data are ordered, or the mean of the two middle values when the count is even.
Kartica 63
Pitanje
What is homeostasis?
Odgovor
The maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions despite outside change.
Kartica 64
Pitanje
What is the SI unit of voltage?
Odgovor
The volt.
Kartica 65
Pitanje
Does viewing an object from another angle change the object itself?
Odgovor
No. The visible faces and edges change, but the object's dimensions and connections do not.
Kartica 66
Pitanje
What does reluctant mean?
Odgovor
Unwilling or hesitant.
Kartica 67
Pitanje
Why use a least common denominator when adding fractions?
Odgovor
It gives the fractions a shared unit size so their numerators can be combined.
Kartica 68
Pitanje
What is an ecosystem?
Odgovor
A community of organisms interacting with each other and with their physical environment.
Kartica 69
Pitanje
What does a camshaft control in a four-stroke engine?
Odgovor
The timing of intake and exhaust valve opening and closing.
Kartica 70
Pitanje
How can a hidden edge be inferred in a simple assembly?
Odgovor
Continue the visible boundary consistently unless another piece blocks or joins it.
Kartica 71
Pitanje
What does the root geo mean?
Odgovor
Earth, as in geology.
Kartica 72
Pitanje
What is absolute value?
Odgovor
A number's distance from zero, so it is never negative.
Kartica 73
Pitanje
What is natural selection?
Odgovor
Individuals with heritable traits suited to an environment tend to leave more offspring, so those traits become more common.
Kartica 74
Pitanje
What is an open-end wrench mainly used for?
Odgovor
Turning nuts and bolt heads that can be reached from the side.
Kartica 75
Pitanje
What quick checks can eliminate an impossible assembly?
Odgovor
Mismatched edge lengths, wrong corner counts, overlap, gaps, or an outer outline that cannot be formed.
Kartica 76
Pitanje
What do contrast signals such as however or although tell a reader?
Odgovor
The next idea differs from or qualifies the previous idea.
Kartica 77
Pitanje
What is a variable?
Odgovor
A symbol that represents an unknown or changeable value.
Kartica 78
Pitanje
What is an atom?
Odgovor
The smallest unit of an element that retains that element's chemical identity.
Kartica 79
Pitanje
What is a fulcrum?
Odgovor
The pivot point of a lever.
Kartica 80
Pitanje
What does impartial mean?
Odgovor
Fair and not favoring one side.
Kartica 81
Pitanje
What is a coefficient?
Odgovor
A number that multiplies a variable.
Kartica 82
Pitanje
What is an element?
Odgovor
A pure substance made of atoms with the same number of protons.
Kartica 83
Pitanje
What is electrical resistance?
Odgovor
Opposition to electric current.
Kartica 84
Pitanje
What does the suffix -ology mean?
Odgovor
The study of, as in geology.
Kartica 85
Pitanje
What is the distributive property?
Odgovor
Multiply the outside factor by every term inside: $a(b+c)=ab+ac$ .
Kartica 86
Pitanje
What is a compound?
Odgovor
A substance made of two or more elements chemically bonded in fixed proportions.
Kartica 87
Pitanje
What does a spark plug do in a gasoline engine?
Odgovor
Creates the spark that ignites the compressed air-fuel mixture.
Kartica 88
Pitanje
What do cause-and-effect signals help a reader identify?
Odgovor
Why something happened and what resulted from it.
Kartica 89
Pitanje
When can algebraic terms be combined?
Odgovor
When they are like terms with the same variable parts and exponents.
Kartica 90
Pitanje
What defines a physical change?
Odgovor
The material changes form or state without becoming a different substance.
Kartica 91
Pitanje
What is the main advantage of a socket wrench?
Odgovor
Its socket surrounds the fastener head, giving secure contact and efficient repeated turning.
Kartica 92
Pitanje
What does feasible mean?
Odgovor
Possible and practical to do.
Kartica 93
Pitanje
For a positive whole-number exponent, what does the exponent tell you?
Odgovor
How many times the base is used as a factor.
Kartica 94
Pitanje
What defines a chemical change?
Odgovor
One or more substances become new substances with different chemical compositions.
Kartica 95
Pitanje
Where is the fulcrum in a first-class lever?
Odgovor
Between the effort and the load.
Kartica 96
Pitanje
What does the prefix inter- mean?
Odgovor
Between or among, as in interstate.
Kartica 97
Pitanje
What is the product-of-powers rule for the same base?
Odgovor
Add the exponents: $a^m a^n=a^{m+n}$ .
Kartica 98
Pitanje
What does conservation of mass mean in an ordinary chemical reaction?
Odgovor
Atoms are rearranged, but total mass stays constant in a closed system.
Kartica 99
Pitanje
What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
Odgovor
The ohm.
Kartica 100
Pitanje
What is a pronoun's referent?
Odgovor
The noun or noun phrase that the pronoun stands for.
Kartica 101
Pitanje
What does a negative exponent mean?
Odgovor
For nonzero $a$ , $a^{-n}=1/a^n$ .
Kartica 102
Pitanje
What is density?
Odgovor
Mass per unit volume: $\rho=m/V$ .
Kartica 103
Pitanje
What does a fuel injector do?
Odgovor
Meters and sprays fuel into the engine's air path or combustion chamber.
Kartica 104
Pitanje
What does ambiguous mean?
Odgovor
Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.
Kartica 105
Pitanje
What is a square root of a number?
Odgovor
A value that produces the number when multiplied by itself.
Kartica 106
Pitanje
What relationship does Newton's second law express?
Odgovor
Net force equals mass times acceleration: $F=ma$ .
Kartica 107
Pitanje
What is an adjustable wrench used for?
Odgovor
Turning different sizes of nuts or bolt heads with one movable jaw.
Kartica 108
Pitanje
What does the root cred mean?
Odgovor
Believe or trust, as in credible.
Kartica 109
Pitanje
What is the core rule for solving a linear equation?
Odgovor
Use inverse operations while performing the same operation on both sides.
Kartica 110
Pitanje
How does velocity differ from speed?
Odgovor
Velocity includes direction; speed does not.
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Kartica 111
Pitanje
Where is the load in a second-class lever?
Odgovor
Between the fulcrum and the effort.
Kartica 112
Pitanje
How does a fact differ from an opinion?
Odgovor
A fact can be checked against evidence; an opinion expresses a judgment or belief.
Kartica 113
Pitanje
What is the slope formula between two points?
Odgovor
$m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ , provided $x_2\ne x_1$ .
Kartica 114
Pitanje
What is energy?
Odgovor
The capacity to do work or cause change.
Kartica 115
Pitanje
What relationship does Ohm's law express?
Odgovor
Voltage equals current times resistance: $V=IR$ .
Kartica 116
Pitanje
What does meticulous mean?
Odgovor
Very careful about small details.
Kartica 117
Pitanje
What does $y=mx+b$ show?
Odgovor
A line with slope $m$ and vertical intercept $b$ .
Kartica 118
Pitanje
What is conduction?
Odgovor
Heat transfer through direct particle contact, especially within or between solids.
Kartica 119
Pitanje
What does a vehicle radiator do?
Odgovor
Transfers heat from engine coolant to the surrounding air.
Kartica 120
Pitanje
What does scarce mean?
Odgovor
Limited in supply; hard to find.
Kartica 121
Pitanje
When must an inequality sign reverse?
Odgovor
When both sides are multiplied or divided by a negative number.
Kartica 122
Pitanje
What is convection?
Odgovor
Heat transfer by the bulk motion of a fluid such as air or water.
Kartica 123
Pitanje
What are general-purpose pliers mainly used for?
Odgovor
Gripping, holding, and bending objects.
Kartica 124
Pitanje
What does a compare-and-contrast structure show?
Odgovor
How two or more subjects are alike and different.
Kartica 125
Pitanje
What is a solution to a system of two equations?
Odgovor
A value pair that makes both equations true.
Kartica 126
Pitanje
What is thermal radiation?
Odgovor
Energy transfer by electromagnetic waves; it does not require matter.
Kartica 127
Pitanje
Where is the effort in a third-class lever?
Odgovor
Between the fulcrum and the load.
Kartica 128
Pitanje
What does resilient mean?
Odgovor
Able to recover or adapt after difficulty.
Kartica 129
Pitanje
How do you factor out a greatest common factor?
Odgovor
Divide every term by the common factor and place that factor outside parentheses.
Kartica 130
Pitanje
What is Earth's crust?
Odgovor
The planet's thin, solid outermost layer.
Kartica 131
Pitanje
What is electrical power in a DC circuit?
Odgovor
Voltage times current: $P=VI$ .
Kartica 132
Pitanje
What does versatile mean?
Odgovor
Able to serve several purposes or adapt to different tasks.
Kartica 133
Pitanje
What is the quadratic formula for $ax^2+bx+c=0$ ?
Odgovor
$x=(-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac})/(2a)$ .
Kartica 134
Pitanje
What is Earth's mantle?
Odgovor
The thick layer of hot rock between the crust and core; it flows slowly over long times.
Kartica 135
Pitanje
What does an engine thermostat regulate?
Odgovor
Coolant flow based on temperature so the engine warms up and avoids overheating.
Kartica 136
Pitanje
What do sequence signals such as first, next, and finally show?
Odgovor
The order in which steps or events occur.
Kartica 137
Pitanje
What is the perimeter of a rectangle?
Odgovor
$P=2l+2w$ .
Kartica 138
Pitanje
What is Earth's core?
Odgovor
The iron-rich central region, with a liquid outer core and solid inner core.
Kartica 139
Pitanje
What is a ball-peen hammer mainly used for?
Odgovor
Shaping metal and striking punches or rivets.
Kartica 140
Pitanje
What does sporadic mean?
Odgovor
Occurring irregularly or only from time to time.
Kartica 141
Pitanje
What is the area of a rectangle?
Odgovor
$A=lw$ .
Kartica 142
Pitanje
What does the rock cycle describe?
Odgovor
How igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks change from one type to another.
Kartica 143
Pitanje
What does a fixed pulley change in the ideal case?
Odgovor
The direction of the effort; its ideal mechanical advantage is 1.
Kartica 144
Pitanje
What does frugal mean?
Odgovor
Careful about spending or using resources.
Kartica 145
Pitanje
What is the area of a triangle?
Odgovor
$A=bh/2$ .
Kartica 146
Pitanje
How does weather differ from climate?
Odgovor
Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the long-term pattern for a region.
Kartica 147
Pitanje
What is an electrical conductor?
Odgovor
A material that allows electric charge to move relatively easily.
Kartica 148
Pitanje
What is tone in a passage?
Odgovor
The author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
Kartica 149
Pitanje
What is the circumference of a circle?
Odgovor
$C=2\pi r$ or $C=\pi d$ .
Kartica 150
Pitanje
What is evaporation in the water cycle?
Odgovor
Liquid water changing into water vapor.
Kartica 151
Pitanje
What does an alternator do while a vehicle's engine runs?
Odgovor
Supplies electrical power and recharges the battery.
Kartica 152
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What does novice mean?
Odgovor
A beginner.
Kartica 153
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What is the area of a circle?
Odgovor
$A=\pi r^2$ .
Kartica 154
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What is condensation in the water cycle?
Odgovor
Water vapor cooling into liquid droplets.
Kartica 155
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What is a hacksaw mainly used to cut?
Odgovor
Metal and some plastics, using a fine-toothed blade.
Kartica 156
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What does the prefix trans- mean?
Odgovor
Across, through, or beyond, as in transport.
Kartica 157
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What relationship does the Pythagorean theorem give for a right triangle?
Odgovor
$a^2+b^2=c^2$ , where $c$ is the hypotenuse.
Kartica 158
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What is precipitation?
Odgovor
Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Kartica 159
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What is the ideal mechanical advantage of one movable pulley supported by two rope segments?
Odgovor
2; the load is shared by two supporting rope segments.
Kartica 160
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What is a summary?
Odgovor
A brief statement of the main idea and the most important supporting points.
Kartica 161
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What is the sum of a triangle's interior angles?
Odgovor
$180^\circ$ .
Kartica 162
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What does plate tectonics explain?
Odgovor
The movement of Earth's lithospheric plates and many earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges.
Kartica 163
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What is an electrical insulator?
Odgovor
A material that strongly resists the movement of electric charge.
Kartica 164
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What does verify mean?
Odgovor
Confirm that something is true or accurate.
Kartica 165
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What are complementary angles?
Odgovor
Two angles whose measures add to $90^\circ$ .
Kartica 166
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What primarily causes Earth's seasons?
Odgovor
Earth's axial tilt as it orbits the Sun.
Kartica 167
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What is a vehicle battery's main starting role?
Odgovor
Provides electrical energy to the starter motor and ignition or control systems.
Kartica 168
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What does plausible mean?
Odgovor
Reasonable or believable.
Kartica 169
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What are supplementary angles?
Odgovor
Two angles whose measures add to $180^\circ$ .
Kartica 170
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What causes the Moon's phases?
Odgovor
Our view of the Moon's sunlit half changes as the Moon orbits Earth.
Kartica 171
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What does a hand file do?
Odgovor
Removes small amounts of material to shape, deburr, or smooth a surface.
Kartica 172
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What is a word's connotation?
Odgovor
The feeling or association a word suggests beyond its literal meaning.
Kartica 173
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What is the area of a parallelogram?
Odgovor
$A=bh$ , using the perpendicular height.
Kartica 174
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What keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Odgovor
Gravity supplies the inward force that bends their motion into an orbit.
Kartica 175
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How do the speeds of two meshed gears compare?
Odgovor
The smaller gear turns faster; speed is inversely related to tooth count.
Kartica 176
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What does prudent mean?
Odgovor
Careful and sensible about future consequences.
Kartica 177
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What is the area of a trapezoid?
Odgovor
$A=(b_1+b_2)h/2$ .
Kartica 178
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How does current behave in a simple series circuit?
Odgovor
The same current passes through every component.
Kartica 179
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What does the prefix mis- mean?
Odgovor
Wrongly or badly, as in misjudge.
Kartica 180
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What is the volume of a rectangular prism?
Odgovor
$V=lwh$ .
Kartica 181
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What does a vehicle transmission do?
Odgovor
Changes the speed-and-torque relationship between the engine and the drive wheels.
Kartica 182
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What is a paraphrase?
Odgovor
A restatement of the same idea in different words without changing its meaning.
Kartica 183
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What is the volume of a cylinder?
Odgovor
$V=\pi r^2h$ .
Kartica 184
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What does a drill bit do?
Odgovor
Cuts a hole as it rotates; the bit type must match the material.
Kartica 185
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What does tangible mean?
Odgovor
Able to be touched; more broadly, real and definite.
Kartica 186
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What is the surface area of a rectangular prism?
Odgovor
$SA=2lw+2lh+2wh$ .
Kartica 187
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Which directions do two directly meshed external gears rotate?
Odgovor
Opposite directions.
Kartica 188
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What does candid mean?
Odgovor
Honest and direct.
Kartica 189
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How do corresponding lengths compare in similar figures?
Odgovor
They share one scale factor; corresponding angles stay equal.
Kartica 190
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How does voltage behave across branches of an ideal parallel circuit?
Odgovor
Each branch has the same voltage as the source.
Kartica 191
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What equation links distance, rate, and time?
Odgovor
$d=rt$ .
Kartica 192
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What does a differential let driven wheels do?
Odgovor
Rotate at different speeds while still receiving torque.
Kartica 193
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What is the simple-interest formula?
Odgovor
$I=Prt$ , where $P$ is principal, $r$ is the decimal annual rate, and $t$ is time in years.
Kartica 194
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What does a bench vise do?
Odgovor
Holds a workpiece firmly while it is cut, filed, drilled, or assembled.
Kartica 195
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How do you find a unit rate?
Odgovor
Divide to express the quantity per one unit.
Kartica 196
Pitanje
How does an inclined plane trade force for distance?
Odgovor
It reduces the required input force by increasing the distance over which the force acts.
Kartica 197
Pitanje
How do you calculate signed percent change?
Odgovor
$\text{percent change}=(\text{new}-\text{original})/\text{original}\times100\%$ , when the original is nonzero. A positive result is an increase; a negative result is a decrease.
Kartica 198
Pitanje
What is an open circuit?
Odgovor
A broken or incomplete path in which current cannot flow through the intended loop.
Kartica 199
Pitanje
What two equations set up a two-part mixture problem?
Odgovor
Use both $a_1+a_2=A$ and $c_1a_1+c_2a_2=c_tA$ . The $a$ values are amounts in compatible units, and the $c$ values are decimal concentrations.
Kartica 200
Pitanje
How does a disc brake slow a wheel?
Odgovor
A caliper presses pads against a rotating disc, creating friction.
Kartica 201
Pitanje
How do combined work rates relate?
Odgovor
Add the individual rates: $1/T=1/t_1+1/t_2$ for two workers acting together.
Kartica 202
Pitanje
What is pressure?
Odgovor
Force per unit area: $p=F/A$ .
Kartica 203
Pitanje
For equally likely outcomes, how is probability found?
Odgovor
Favorable outcomes divided by total possible outcomes.
Kartica 204
Pitanje
What is a closed circuit?
Odgovor
A complete conducting path that allows current to flow.
Kartica 205
Pitanje
How does a scale drawing connect drawing length to actual length?
Odgovor
Corresponding lengths form an equal ratio using one consistent scale factor.
Kartica 206
Pitanje
What are the main jobs of tire tread?
Odgovor
Provide grip and channel water away from the tire's contact area.
Kartica 207
Pitanje
How can two consecutive integers be represented algebraically?
Odgovor
$n$ and $n+1$ .
Kartica 208
Pitanje
What does Pascal's principle say?
Odgovor
A change in pressure applied to a confined fluid is transmitted undiminished throughout the fluid and to the container walls.
Kartica 209
Pitanje
Why must you reverse the order in a phrase such as “5 less than $x$ ”?
Odgovor
“5 less than $x$ ” means $x-5$ , because the amount is subtracted from $x$ .
Kartica 210
Pitanje
What is a short circuit?
Odgovor
An unintended low-resistance path that can produce dangerously high current.
Kartica 211
Pitanje
What does engine oil do?
Odgovor
Lubricates moving parts, reduces friction and wear, and helps carry heat and contaminants away.
Kartica 212
Pitanje
What does a capacitor store?
Odgovor
Electric charge and energy in an electric field.
Kartica 213
Pitanje
What is the buoyant force on an immersed object equal to?
Odgovor
The weight of the fluid the object displaces.
Kartica 214
Pitanje
What does a fuse do?
Odgovor
Melts and opens the circuit when current exceeds its rated limit.
Kartica 215
Pitanje
What does friction do?
Odgovor
Opposes relative motion or the tendency of motion between contacting surfaces.
Kartica 216
Pitanje
What does a resistor do in a circuit?
Odgovor
Limits current or creates a controlled voltage drop.
Kartica 217
Pitanje
How does a lower center of gravity usually affect stability?
Odgovor
It makes an object less likely to tip.
Kartica 218
Pitanje
What does a circuit breaker do?
Odgovor
Opens a circuit when current is excessive and can usually be reset after the fault is cleared.
Kartica 219
Pitanje
What is torque?
Odgovor
The turning effect of a force: force times perpendicular lever arm.
Kartica 220
Pitanje
What does a diode do?
Odgovor
Allows current mainly in one direction while blocking it in the reverse direction.

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