ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 108487 Results

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1

A block and tackle with four pulleys would have a mechanical advantage of:

79% Answer Correctly

0

2

4

1


Solution

Two or more pulleys used together constitute a block and tackle which, unlike a fixed pulley, does impart mechanical advantage as a function of the number of pulleys that make up the arrangement.  So, for example, a block and tackle with three pulleys would have a mechanical advantage of three.


2

What's the last gear in a gear train called?

38% Answer Correctly

driver gear

driven gear

output gear

idler gear


Solution

A gear train is two or more gears linked together. Gear trains are designed to increase or reduce the speed or torque outpout of a rotating system or change the direction of its output. The first gear in the chain is called the driver and the last gear in the chain the driven gear with the gears between them called idler gears.


3

The mechanical advantage of a block and tackle is equal to which of the following?

69% Answer Correctly

the number of connecting ropes

the number of pulleys

the number of input forces

the number of loads


Solution

Two or more pulleys used together constitute a block and tackle which, unlike a fixed pulley, does impart mechanical advantage as a function of the number of pulleys that make up the arrangement.  So, for example, a block and tackle with three pulleys would have a mechanical advantage of three.


4

Which of the following is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

61% Answer Correctly

\(PE = { 1 \over 2} mg^2\)

\(PE = mg^2h\)

\(PE = { 1 \over 2} mv^2\)

\(PE = mgh\)


Solution

Gravitational potential energy is energy by virtue of gravity. The higher an object is raised above a surface the greater the distance it must fall to reach that surface and the more velocity it will build as it falls. For gravitational potential energy, PE = mgh where m is mass (kilograms), h is height (meters), and g is acceleration due to gravity which is a constant (9.8 m/s2).


5

The work done by the sum of all forces acting on a particle equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle. This defines which of the following?

60% Answer Correctly

conservation of mechanical energy

Pascal's law

mechanical advantage

work-energy theorem


Solution

The work-energy theorem states that the work done by the sum of all forces acting on a particle equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle. Simply put, work imparts kinetic energy to the matter upon which the work is being done.