ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 911654 Results

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1

Drag is a type of:

81% Answer Correctly

friction

work

potential energy

kinetic 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.


2

The principle of moments defines equilibrium in terms of:

53% Answer Correctly

speed

energy

torque

power


Solution

According to the principle of moments, you can maintain equilibrium if the moments (forces) tending to clockwise rotation are equal to the moments tending to counterclockwise rotation. Another name for these moments of force is torque.


3

A box is resting on a smooth floor. Static friction is present:

59% Answer Correctly

only if normal force is present

at all times

when an attempt is made to move the box

if the coefficient of friction is greater than one


Solution

For any given surface, the coefficient of static friction is higher than the coefficient of kinetic friction. More force is required to initally get an object moving than is required to keep it moving. Additionally, static friction only arises in response to an attempt to move an object (overcome the normal force between it and the surface).


4 If the radius of the axle is 7 and the radius of the wheel is 10, what is the mechanical advantage of this wheel and axle configuration?
36% Answer Correctly
7
1
10
-3

Solution

The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle lies in the difference in radius between the inner (axle) wheel and the outer wheel. But, this mechanical advantage is only realized when the input effort and load are applied to different wheels. Applying both input effort and load to the same wheel results in a mechanical advantage of 1.


5

Which of the following represents how much two materials resist sliding across each other?

53% Answer Correctly

coefficient of friction

static friction

kinetic friction

normal friction


Solution

Coefficient of friction (μ) represents how much two materials resist sliding across each other.  Smooth surfaces like ice have low coefficients of friction while rough surfaces like concrete have high μ.