ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 132015 Results

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1

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

79% Answer Correctly

1

4

2

0


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

The force exerted on an object due to gravity is called:

70% Answer Correctly

potential energy

density

weight

mass


Solution

Mass is an intrinsic property of matter and does not vary. Weight is the force exerted on the mass of an object due to gravity and a specific case of Newton's Second Law of Motion. Replace force with weight and acceleration with acceleration due to gravity on Earth (g) and the result is the formula for weight: W = mg or, substituting for g, weight equals mass multiplied by 9.8 m/s2.


3

A truck is using a rope to pull a car. Tension in the rope is greatest in which of the following places?

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near the truck

tension is equal in all parts of the rope

in the middle

near the car


Solution

Tension is a force that stretches or elongates something. When a cable or rope is used to pull an object, for example, it stretches internally as it accepts the weight that it's moving. Although tension is often treated as applying equally to all parts of a material, it's greater at the places where the material is under the most stress.


4

Two or more pulleys used together are called:

71% Answer Correctly

third-class lever

wheel and axle

gears

block and tackle


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.


5

The mechanical advantage of connected gears is proportional to which characteristic of the gears?

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circumference

speed

number of teeth

diameter


Solution

The mechanical advantage (amount of change in speed or torque) of connected gears is proportional to the number of teeth each gear has. Called gear ratio, it's the ratio of the number of teeth on the larger gear to the number of teeth on the smaller gear.  For example, a gear with 12 teeth connected to a gear with 9 teeth would have a gear ratio of 4:3.