ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 614398 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.26
Score 0% 65%

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1 20 lbs. of effort is used by a machine to lift a 180 lbs. box. What is the mechanical advantage of the machine?
84% Answer Correctly
4
9
11
10.5

Solution

Mechanical advantage is resistance force divided by effort force:

MA = \( \frac{F_r}{F_e} \) = \( \frac{180 lbs.}{20 lbs.} \) = 9


2

Drag is a type of:

82% Answer Correctly

kinetic energy

work

friction

potential energy


Solution

Drag is friction that opposes movement through a fluid like liquid or air. The amount of drag depends on the shape and speed of the object with slower objects experiencing less drag than faster objects and more aerodynamic objects experiencing less drag than those with a large leading surface area.


3

Which of the following is not a modulus of elasticity?

47% Answer Correctly

bulk modulus

shear modulus

stress modulus

stretch modulus


Solution

The modulus of elasticity measures how much a material or structure will deflect under stress. Stretch modulus is longitudinal stretch (like stretching raw bread dough), shear modulus is longitudinal deflection (like the horizontal displacement of a stack of magzines when a heavy object is placed upon them), and bulk modulus is compression of volume (like the compression of a loaf of bread under a heavy can at the bottom of a grocery bag).


4

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

60% Answer Correctly

static uniformly distributed load

non-uniformly distributed load

dynamic load

impact 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

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

57% Answer Correctly

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

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

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

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


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