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.

Karty w tej talii

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

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