ASVAB Automotive Information Practice Test 782149 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Control arms connect a vehicle's suspension to the frame. The connection to the frame uses:

49% Answer Correctly

pins

bushings

knuckles

ball joints


Solution

Control arms (upper and lower) connect a vehicle's suspension to the frame. The connection to the wheels is through ball joints which allow the control arms to turn and move up and down simultaneously. The frame connection uses bushings.


2

Both intake and exhaust valves are closed as the piston begins moving back up from the bottom of the cylinder, compressing the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber which also makes it hotter. This describes which engine stroke?

73% Answer Correctly

compression

power

exhaust

intake


Solution

During the compression stroke, both intake and exhaust valves are closed as the piston begins moving back up from the bottom of the cylinder (bottom dead center or BDC). This compresses the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber which also makes it hotter.


3

Gases from combustion are pushed out through the exhaust valve as the piston travels up the cylinder to top dead center. This describes which engine stroke?

67% Answer Correctly

exhaust

power

intake

compression


Solution

During the exhaust stroke, just before the piston reaches bottom dead center the exhaust valve opens. The resulting gases from combustion are then pushed out through the exhaust valve as the piston travels up the cylinder to top dead center, completing stroke four of the four-stroke piston cycle.


4

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 a rigid axle front suspension

your car has an independent front suspension

your car has a rigid axle rear suspension

your car has an independent 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.


5

Which of the following statements about v-type cyllinder arrangement is false?

65% Answer Correctly

has two rows of cylinders

common in motorcycles, cars, and trucks

has an odd number of cylinders

engine is shorter than an inline engine


Solution

A v-arrangement has two rows of cylinders in a V-shaped block with a crankshaft at the bottom of the V. Any even number of cylinders is possible in this configuration from the V-2 that's commonly used in motorcycles up to V-12 or bigger for large trucks. The V design produces a shorter engine than an in-line cylinder configuration and allows for better air-fuel distribution.