ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 55479 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.29
Score 0% 66%

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1

The mechanical advantage of a block and tackle is equal to which of the following?

69% Answer Correctly

the number of loads

the number of pulleys

the number of connecting ropes

the number of input forces


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.


2 If the green box weighs 65 lbs. and is 7 ft. from the fulcrum, how much weight would need to be placed at the blue arrow to balance the lever if the arrow's distance from the fulcrum is 4 ft.?
63% Answer Correctly
113.75 lbs.
0 lbs.
28.44 lbs.
455 lbs.

Solution

To balance this lever the torques on each side of the fulcrum must be equal. Torque is weight x distance from the fulcrum so the equation for equilibrium is:

Rada = Rbdb

where a represents the left side of the fulcrum and b the right, R is resistance (weight) and d is the distance from the fulcrum.

Solving for Rb, our missing value, and plugging in our variables yields:

Rb = \( \frac{R_ad_a}{d_b} \) = \( \frac{65 lbs. \times 7 ft.}{4 ft.} \) = \( \frac{455 ft⋅lb}{4 ft.} \) = 113.75 lbs.


3

What type of load creates different stresses at different locations on a structure?

60% Answer Correctly

non-uniformly distributed load

impact load

dynamic load

static uniformly distributed 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

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

58% Answer Correctly

idler gear

input gear

driven gear

driver 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

Which of these is the formula for force?

77% Answer Correctly

F = am2

F = ma

F = m/a

F = a/m


Solution

Newton's Second Law of Motion states that "The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object." This Law describes the linear relationship between mass and acceleration when it comes to force and leads to the formula F = ma or force equals mass multiplied by rate of acceleration.