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ASVAB- MECHANICAL COMPREHENSION EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: When you heat water that is confined in a closed container so that the stream cannot escape , the pressure inside the container and the temperature of the boiling water
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increases , increases Question 2: If you drag a log across the road , one way to reduce the amount of force needed to pull it would be to
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lubricate the road .Question 3: The wheels below are connected by a belt as shown . If the larger wheel makes two revolutions , how many revolutions will the smaller wheel make ?
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More than two .
Question 4: When forces act in pairs they are
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equal in magnitude and opposite in direction .
Question 5: A gear system can derive the greatest amount of mechanical advantage when a seven - tooth gear drives a
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29 - tooth gear .Question 6: If the wheel on the left turns clockwise , which way will the wheel on the right turn ?
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Counterclockwise
Question 7: In this pulley system , which pulley will rotate fastest ?
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Pulley B
Question 8: Cranks are used to
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convert motion in a straight line into motion in a circle .Question 9: When meshing or interlocking gears have different numbers of teeth ,
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the gear with fewer teeth will rotate faster than the gear with more teeth .
Question 10: Heat is a form of
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energy .Question 11: An above - ground isolated installation water tank holds 540 gallons of water when full . If the tank starts out full and is drained at a rate of 60 gallons per minute , how many seconds will it take to empty out halfway ?
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270
Question 12: Pliers are an example of a Effort Load Fulcrum Effort
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first - class lever .
Question 13: If Block A , on which the lever is resting , is moved farther away from Block B ,
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it will be harder to lift Block B , but it will go higher .Question 14: Presume that Pulley C is rotating clockwise . What direction will Pulley A rotate ?
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Clockwise Question 15: The lift caused by an aircraft's wings is primarily due to A Airfoil B
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a decrease in pressure on the upper side of the wing ( A ) .
Question 16: Which of the following is not a simple machine ?
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Axe Question 17: The amount that a machine ( simple or complex ) multiplies your force or effort is called
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mechanical advantage .Question 18: Which pendulum takes less time to make one complete back - and - forth swing ?
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Y Question 19: Which of the other gears is moving in the opposite direction from Gear 1 ?
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Gear 2 Question 20: If you want to hammer in a heavy nail , it might be a good idea to use a hammer with a
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longer handle .
Question 21: For two gears to mesh properly , they must
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have the same size teeth .
Question 22: Forces existing in pairs are sometimes called
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action and reaction .
Question 23: A compound machine is one in which
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two or more simple machines work together .
Question 24: Kinetic energy is
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energy in a moving object .Question 25: The mechanical advantage of two meshing gears is calculated by dividing
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the number of teeth on the driven gear by the number of teeth on the driving gear .