ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 890277 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

What type of load acts on a relatively small area of a structure?

75% Answer Correctly

impact load

dynamic load

non-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.


2

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

38% Answer Correctly

idler gear

driver gear

output gear

driven 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.


3

Which of the following statements about this pulley configuration is false?

48% Answer Correctly

This is a block and tackle pulley configuration

Only multiplies the effort force

Mechanical advantage is the number of ropes that support the resistance

Changes the direction of and multiplies the effort force


Solution

A block and tackle is a combination of one or more fixed pulleys and one or more movable pulleys where the fixed pulleys change the direction of the effort force and the movable pulleys multiply it. The mechanical advantage is equal to the number of times the effort force changes direction and can be increased by adding more pulley wheels to the system. An easy way to find the mechanical advantage of a block and tackle pulley system is to count the number of ropes that support the resistance.


4 If the green arrow in this diagram represents 800 ft⋅lb of work, how far will the box move if it weighs 200 pounds?
72% Answer Correctly
4 ft.
400 ft.
50 ft.
8 ft.

Solution
The Law of Work states that the work put into a machine is equal to the work received from the machine under ideal conditions. In equation form, that's:

Win = Wout
Feffort x deffort = Fresistance x dresistance

In this problem, the effort work is 800 ft⋅lb and the resistance force is 200 lbs. and we need to calculate the resistance distance:

Win = Fresistance x dresistance
800 ft⋅lb = 200 lbs. x dresistance
dresistance = \( \frac{800ft⋅lb}{200 lbs.} \) = 4 ft.


5

The force exerted on an object due to gravity is called:

70% Answer Correctly

potential energy

density

mass

weight


Solution

Mass is an intrinsic property of matter and does not vary. Weight is the force exerted on the mass of an object due to gravity and a specific case of Newton's Second Law of Motion. Replace force with weight and acceleration with acceleration due to gravity on Earth (g) and the result is the formula for weight: W = mg or, substituting for g, weight equals mass multiplied by 9.8 m/s2.