ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 140244 Results

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1 If the radius of the axle is 7 and the radius of the wheel is 8, what is the mechanical advantage of this wheel and axle configuration?
52% Answer Correctly
0.88
7
8
1.14

Solution

The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle is the input radius divided by the output radius:

MA = \( \frac{r_i}{r_o} \)

In this case, the input radius (where the effort force is being applied) is 8 and the output radius (where the resistance is being applied) is 7 for a mechanical advantage of \( \frac{8}{7} \) = 1.14


2

Which of the following is not a type of bridge?

74% Answer Correctly

block

arch

cable

truss


Solution

The six basic bridge forms are beam, truss, arch, cantilever, cable, and suspension.


3

Gear ratio indicates which of the following about two connected gears?

59% Answer Correctly

mechanical advantage

power conversion

efficiency

work done


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.


4

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

38% Answer Correctly

driven gear

output gear

driver 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.


5

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

70% Answer Correctly

mass

weight

density

potential energy


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.