ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 548331 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.92
Score 0% 58%

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1 If the radius of the axle is 5 and the radius of the wheel is 10, what is the mechanical advantage of this wheel and axle configuration?
41% Answer Correctly
-5
0.5
5
2.0

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 5 and the output radius (where the resistance is being applied) is 10 for a mechanical advantage of \( \frac{5}{10} \) = 0.5


2

Which of the following is not a type of structural load?

49% Answer Correctly

live load

wind load

occupancy load

dead load


Solution

Dead load is the weight of the building and materials, live load is additional weight due to occupancy or use, snow load is the weight of accumulated snow on a structure and wind load is the force of wind pressures against structure surfaces.


3

The work done by the sum of all forces acting on a particle equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle. This defines which of the following?

60% Answer Correctly

Pascal's law

mechanical advantage

conservation of mechanical energy

work-energy theorem


Solution

The work-energy theorem states that the work done by the sum of all forces acting on a particle equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle. Simply put, work imparts kinetic energy to the matter upon which the work is being done.


4

What type of load is sudden and for a relatively short duration?

70% Answer Correctly

impact load

non-uniformly distributed load

dynamic 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.


5

Two or more pulleys used together are called:

71% Answer Correctly

gears

block and tackle

wheel and axle

third-class lever


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.