ASVAB Automotive Information Practice Test 451044 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.62
Score 0% 72%

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1

The vehicle's computer system gets data from:

86% Answer Correctly

inhibitors

actuators

regulators

sensors


Solution

Sensors provide the data necessary for the vehicle's computer to make decisions and monitor everything from simple vehicle information like tire pressure to complexities like the chemical content of an engine's exhaust.


2

The right front wheel of your front-wheel drive car drops into a pothole and the left front wheel doesn't lose contact with the road. Which of the following is true?

75% Answer Correctly

your car has an independent rear suspension

your car has an independent front suspension

your car has a rigid axle front suspension

your car has a rigid axle rear suspension


Solution

An independent suspension allows the wheels on either side of an axle to move independently from each other. The fact that the left front wheel didn't move up in response to the right front wheel moving down is evidence of this.


3

__________ are made with wide gap coils of rigid steel cable and both hold the vehicle chassis up off the ground and absorb energy from wheel movement making for a smoother ride.

67% Answer Correctly

suspension springs

ignition coils

shock absorbers

control arms


Solution

Suspension springs are made with wide gap coils of rigid steel cable and both hold the vehicle chassis up off the ground and absorb energy from wheel movement making for a smoother ride.


4

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

71% Answer Correctly

compression, intake, power, exhaust

intake, compression, power, exhaust

power, intake, compression, exhaust

intake, power, compression, exhaust


Solution

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


5

What does the timing belt do?

64% Answer Correctly

calibrates the speedometer

synchronizes the cam and the camshaft

synchronizes each piston to the crankshaft

synchronizes the camshaft and the crankshaft


Solution

Maintaining proper synchronization between the rotation of the camshaft and the rotation of the crankshaft is critical to ensure that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.