ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 276149 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.23
Score 0% 65%

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1 What is the mechanical advantage of this inclined plane if the length of the ramp is 54 ft. and the height of the green box is 9 ft.?
82% Answer Correctly
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12
14
6

Solution

The mechanical advantage (MA) of an inclined plane is the effort distance divided by the resistance distance. In this case, the effort distance is the length of the ramp and the resistance distance is the height of the green box:

MA = \( \frac{d_e}{d_r} \) = \( \frac{54 ft.}{9 ft.} \) = 6


2

Coplanar forces:

62% Answer Correctly

act in a common plane

pass through a common point

act along the same line of action

have opposite dimensions


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.


3

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

50% Answer Correctly

near the car

tension is equal in all parts of the rope

near the truck

in the middle


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 If the radius of the axle is 7 and the radius of the wheel is 10, what is the mechanical advantage of this wheel and axle configuration?
52% Answer Correctly
3
1.43
10
-3

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 10 and the output radius (where the resistance is being applied) is 7 for a mechanical advantage of \( \frac{10}{7} \) = 1.43


5

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

79% Answer Correctly

2

4

0

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.