ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 104900 Results

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1

A fixed pulley is useful for which of the following?

53% Answer Correctly

multiplying the input distance

multiplying the input force

changing the direction of the input force

changing the direction of the output force


Solution

A fixed pulley is used to change the direction of a force and does not multiply the force applied. As such, it has a mechanical advantage of one. The benefit of a fixed pulley is that it can allow the force to be applied at a more convenient angle, for example, pulling downward or horizontally to lift an object instead of upward.


2

Boyle's law defines the relationship between pressure and volume as:

58% Answer Correctly

\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_1}{V_2}\)

\({P_1}{P_2} = {V_1}{V_2}\)

\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = {V_1}{V_2}\)

\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_2}{V_1}\)


Solution

Boyle's law states that "for a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional". Expressed as a formula, that's \(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_2}{V_1}\)


3

Sam can do 50 ft. lb. of work in 2 minutes and 5 seconds. What would Sam have to do to increase his power output?

64% Answer Correctly

do 25 ft. lb. of work in 2 minutes 5 seconds

do the work in 3 minutes

do 100 ft. lb. of work in 4 minutes 12 seconds

do the work in 2 minutes


Solution

Power is the rate of doing work or \(\frac{W}{t}\). To increase power, increase the work being done in the same amount of time or do the same amount of work in less time.


4

The advantage of using a third-class lever is that it increases:

37% Answer Correctly

the force applied to the load

the distance traveled by the load

the mechanical advantage of the lever

the speed of the load


Solution

A third-class lever is used to increase distance traveled by an object in the same direction as the force applied. The fulcrum is at one end of the lever, the object at the other, and the force is applied between them. This lever does not impart a mechanical advantage as the effort force must be greater than the load but does impart extra speed to the load. Examples of third-class levers are shovels and tweezers.


5 If the handles of a wheelbarrow are 1.0 ft. from the wheel axle, how many pounds of force must you exert to lift the handles if it's carrying a 260 lbs. load concentrated at a point 0.5 ft. from the axle?
52% Answer Correctly
130
-26.8
260
None of these is correct

Solution
This problem describes a second-class lever and, for a second class lever, the effort force multiplied by the effort distance equals the resistance force multipied by the resistance distance: Fede = Frdr. In this problem we're looking for effort force:
\( F_e = \frac{F_r d_r}{d_e} \)
\( F_e = \frac{260 \times 0.5}{1.0} \)
\( F_e = \frac{130.0}{1.0} \)
\( F_e = 130 \)