ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 506583 Results

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1

The standard unit of energy is the:

73% Answer Correctly

Watt

Horsepower

Joule

Volt


Solution

The Joule (J) is the standard unit of energy and has the unit \({kg \times m^2} \over s^2\).


2

Lisa lifts a 25 pound box from the floor onto a loading dock 4 ft. off the ground. Sam slides the same box along a ramp to move it up another 4 ft. onto a flatbed truck. Who has done more work?

50% Answer Correctly

Lisa

Sam

They have done an equal amount of work

Neither have done any work


Solution

Work is force multiplied by distance. Because both Connie and Sam moved the same weight the same distance they have done an equal amount of work. Sam employed the mechnacial advantage of an inclined plane so he exerted less effort to do the work but the amount of work done was still the same.


3

What type of load doesn't create specific stress points or vary with time?

60% Answer Correctly

non-uniformly distributed load

impact load

static 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.


4

On Earth, acceleration due to gravity (g) is approximately __________. 

81% Answer Correctly

9.8 m/s2

1 m/s2

1 m/s

6.67 x 10-11 m/s2


Solution

Newton's Law of Univeral Gravitation defines the general formula for the attraction of gravity between two objects:  \(\vec{F_{g}} = { Gm_{1}m_{2} \over r^2}\) . In the specific case of an object falling toward Earth, the acceleration due to gravity (g) is approximately 9.8 m/s2


5

What type of load varies with time or affects a structure that experiences a high degree of movement?

65% Answer Correctly

dynamic load

impact load

static 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.