ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 73532 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

What is a micrometer used for?

75% Answer Correctly

measuring the diameter of cylindrical objects with high precision

ensuring that a surface is level

transferring dimensions between objects

measuring length around corners


Solution

Micrometers provide accuracy to the thousandths of an inch and come in outside and inside varieties. An outside micrometer is used to measure outside thickness, such as the diameter of a bolt, while an inside micrometer is used to measure the inside dimension of an object, such as the diameter of the hole of a nut or the width of a channel.


2

When cutting hard metals with a hacksaw you should choose a blade with __________ teeth per inch (TPI).

63% Answer Correctly

high

odd

low

even


Solution

Blades with more and smaller teeth (high TPI) cut harder metals more effectively while blades with fewer and larger teeth (low TPI) cut softer metals more effectively.


3

Which of the following would provide the most accurate measure of the diameter of a solid cylinder?

59% Answer Correctly

inside micrometer

ruler

tape measure

outside micrometer


Solution

Micrometers provide accuracy to the thousandths of an inch and come in outside and inside varieties. An outside micrometer is used to measure outside thickness, such as the diameter of a bolt, while an inside micrometer is used to measure the inside dimension of an object, such as the diameter of the hole of a nut or the width of a channel.


4

You're creating a tube out of a sheet of metal. What type of fastener are you likely to use?

77% Answer Correctly

glue

nail

punch

rivet


Solution

A nail is a short pin-shaped shaft of steel that's typically used to fasten pieces of wood together. It has a flat head on one end and a point on the other. A rivet consists of a cylindrical shaft with a head on one end and a tail on the other. When the rivet is installed, the tail is expanded and reshaped to form another head, creating a dumbell shape that will hold two surfaces together semi-permanently.


5

Which of the following nuts prevent loosening via nylon in their threads?

63% Answer Correctly

cotter

slotted

lock

wing


Solution

Wrenches are used with threaded fasteners like bolts and nuts. A bolt has external threads while a nut has internal threads and this thread pattern combination allows them to lock together and act as fasteners. Nuts come in a variety of configurations including wing nuts which provide appendages that allow tightening and loosening by hand, slotted nuts that use a cotter pin to lock the nut in place and prevent it from loosening, and lock nuts that also prevent loosening via nylon in their threads. Threads are identified by pitch which is the number of threads per inch.