ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 121135 Results

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1

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

79% Answer Correctly

0

1

4

2


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

One Horsepower (hp) is equal to how many watts?

76% Answer Correctly

9.8

1492

1

746


Solution

Power is the rate at which work is done, P = w/t, or work per unit time. The watt (W) is the unit for power and is equal to 1 joule (or newton-meter) per second. Horsepower (hp) is another familiar unit of power used primarily for rating internal combustion engines. 1 hp equals 746 watts.


3

The principle of conservation of mechanical energy states that, as long as no other forces are applied, what will remain constant as an object falls?

45% Answer Correctly

acceleration

total mechanical energy

kinetic energy

potential energy


Solution

As an object falls, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. The principle of conservation of mechanical energy states that, as long as no other forces are applied, total mechanical energy (PE + KE) of the object will remain constant at all points in its descent.


4

Coplanar forces:

61% Answer Correctly

have opposite dimensions

pass through a common point

act in a common plane

act along the same line of action


Solution

Collinear forces act along the same line of action, concurrent forces pass through a common point and coplanar forces act in a common plane.


5

What type of load acts on a relatively small area of a structure?

75% Answer Correctly

dynamic load

impact load

non-uniformly distributed load

concentrated load


Solution

A concentrated load acts on a relatively small area of a structure, a static uniformly distributed load doesn't create specific stress points or vary with time, a dynamic load varies with time or affects a structure that experiences a high degree of movement, an impact load is sudden and for a relatively short duration and a non-uniformly distributed load creates different stresses at different locations on a structure.