ASVAB Automotive Information Practice Test 263915 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.42
Score 0% 68%

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1

What combines the suspension spring and shock absorber into one unit?

73% Answer Correctly

wheel hub

knuckle

strut

wheel cylinder


Solution

Because a compressed spring will ex­tend violently, shock absorbers must be used to dampen the spring’s compression and extension cycles. Struts combine the spring and shock into one unit


2

Which of the following is the correct order for the engine stroke cycle?

71% Answer Correctly

power, intake, compression, exhaust

compression, intake, power, exhaust

intake, compression, power, exhaust

intake, power, compression, exhaust


Solution

The stroke cycle order is intake stroke, compression stroke, power stroke, exhaust stroke.


3

What is the large casing that contains the cylinders and many of the internal components of the engine?

82% Answer Correctly

transmission

chassis

manifold

engine block


Solution

The engine (or cylinder) block is the large casing that contains the cylinders and many of the internal components of the engine.


4

Which of the following statements about fuel injection is false?

52% Answer Correctly

relies on suction to draw fuel into the engine

atomizes fuel using high pressure and injects it into the engine

optimizes fuel delivery using various electronic engine sensors

has replaced the carburetor as the primary fuel delivery system used in automotive engines


Solution

Fuel injection has replaced the carburetor as the primary automobile fuel delivery system. The main difference between the fuel injector and the carburetor is that fuel injection atomizes the fuel by forcibly pumping it through a small nozzle under high pressure while a carburetor relies on suction to draw fuel into an accelerated intake air stream.


5

Which of the following is not a function of the oil pan?

62% Answer Correctly

feeds the oil pump

acts as the engine oil reservoir

screens debris from oil

cools engine oil


Solution

The oil pan contains the engine oil reservoir of from four to six quarts of oil and feeds the oil pump through the oil pickup tube. An oil strainer floats at the top of the oil in the oil pan and screens debris from the oil before feeding it to the oil pump.