ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 344025 Results

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1

Two gears are connected and the smaller gear drives the larger gear. The speed of rotation will __________ and the torque will __________.

61% Answer Correctly

decrease, decrease

increase, decrease

increase, increase

decrease, increase


Solution

Connected gears of different numbers of teeth are used together to change the rotational speed and torque of the input force. If the smaller gear drives the larger gear, the speed of rotation will be reduced and the torque will increase. If the larger gear drives the smaller gear, the speed of rotation will increase and the torque will be reduced.


2

Collinear forces:

73% Answer Correctly

act in a common plane

pass through a common point

are unrelated to each other

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.


3

Friction between two or more solid objects that are not moving relative to each other is called:

74% Answer Correctly

dynamic friction

kinetic friction

gravitational friction

static friction


Solution

Static friction is friction between two or more solid objects that are not moving relative to each other. An example is the friction that prevents a box on a sloped surface from sliding farther down the surface.


4

Which of these is the formula for kinetic energy?

68% Answer Correctly

\(KE = mgh\)

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

\(KE = {1 \over 2}mh^2\)

\(KE = {m \over v^2 }\)


Solution

Kinetic energy is the energy of movement and is a function of the mass of an object and its speed: \(KE = {1 \over 2}mv^2\) where m is mass in kilograms, v is speed in meters per second, and KE is in joules. The most impactful quantity to kinetic energy is velocity as an increase in mass increases KE linearly while an increase in speed increases KE exponentially.


5

Boyle's law defines the relationship between pressure and volume as:

58% Answer Correctly

\({P_1}{P_2} = {V_1}{V_2}\)

\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = {V_1}{V_2}\)

\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_2}{V_1}\)

\(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_1}{V_2}\)


Solution

Boyle's law states that "for a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional". Expressed as a formula, that's \(\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{V_2}{V_1}\)