ASVAB Automotive Information Practice Test 510320 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following is not a function of a car battery?

50% Answer Correctly

delivers supplemental current when the alternator can't handle high electrical system loads

acts as a supplemental source of energy to moderate engine performance

delivers current to the ignition system to start the engine

acts as an electrical reservoir for excessive current


Solution

The lead-acid battery is the core of the electrical system, providing current to the ignition system to start the engine as well as delivering supplemental current when the alternator can't handle high electrical system loads and acting as an electrical reservoir for excessive current.


2

For inline cylinder arrangements in an engine, how are the cylinders numbered?

50% Answer Correctly

sequentially from the back of the engine to the front

sequentially from the front of the engine to the back

alternating from the back of the engine to the front

alternating from the front of the engine to the back


Solution

Inline cylinder arrangements number cylinders sequentially (1, 2, 3, ...) front to rear.


3

In a four-stroke piston cycle, one piston is always:

84% Answer Correctly

compressing the air-fuel mixture

all of these are correct

delivering power

exhausting gases


Solution

In a four-stroke cycle engine there is always one piston delivering power, one exhausting gases, one drawing in the air-fuel mixture, and one compressing that mixture.


4

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

82% Answer Correctly

engine block

chassis

transmission

manifold


Solution

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


5

The fluid reservoir stores the __________ that the master cylinder uses to maintain hydraulic pressure.

79% Answer Correctly

brake oil

brake fluid

air

ethylene glycol


Solution

The fluid reservoir stores the brake fluid that the master cylinder uses to maintain hydraulic pressure.