ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 603401 Results

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1

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

66% Answer Correctly

impact load

static load

concentrated load

dynamic 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.


2

Two or more pulleys used together are called:

71% Answer Correctly

block and tackle

wheel and axle

third-class lever

gears


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.


3

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

79% Answer Correctly

4

2

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.


4

What is work?

60% Answer Correctly

Force per unit distance

The movement of an object by a force

The potential for exertion

Force per unit time


Solution

Work is accomplished when force is applied to an object: W = Fd where F is force in newtons (N) and d is distance in meters (m). Thus, the more force that must be applied to move an object, the more work is done and the farther an object is moved by exerting force, the more work is done. By definition, work is the displacement of an object resulting from applied force.


5

Coplanar forces:

61% 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.