ASVAB - Mechanical Comprehension
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1. Which of the following is not a type of Structural Load?
A) Rain load
B) Live load
C) Dead load
D) Wind load: A) Rain Load
2. _ is speed in a particular direction: Velocity
3. What type of load creates different stresses at different locations on a struc-
ture?
A) Nonuniformly distributed load
B) Dynamic load
C) Concentrated load
D) Static uniformly distributed load: A) Nonuniformly Distributed Load
4. Which of the following is not a modulus of elasticity?
A) Stretch modulus
B) Bulk modulus
C) Stress modulus
D) Shear modulus: C) Stress modulus
5. The _ gear is the first gear in a gear train.: Drive
6. What is the efficiency of a machine that has a work input of 50 ft. lb. and a
work output of 37.5 ft. lb. ?
A) 0.13%
B) 13.33%
C) 750%
D) 75%: D) 75%
7. If the green box is 54 ft. from the fulcrum and a certain force applied 6 ft.
from the fulcrum at the blue arrow balances the lever, what is the mechanical
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advantage?
A) 2.25
B) 36
C) 9
D) 18: C) 9
8. What type of load varies with time or affects a structure that experiences a
high degree of movement?
A) Static uniformly distributed load
B) Dynamic load
C) Impact load
D) Nonuniformly distributed load: B) Dynamic Load
9. A _ machine is a machine made of more than one simple machine.: Compound
10. A _ machine is a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying
force at some other point.: Simple
11. _ is the input force when calculating Mechanical Advantage.: Effort
12. _ or _ is the output force when calculating Mechanical Advantage.: Load or
Resistance
13. _ _ is the ratio of force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it.: Mechanica
Advantage
14. _ is a stress that produces and elongation of an elastic physical body.: Tension
15. _ is the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together.: Compression
16. _ energy is energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical
energy.: Solar
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1. Which of the following is not a type of Structural Load?
A) Rain load
B) Live load
C) Dead load
D) Wind load: A) Rain Load
2. _ is speed in a particular direction: Velocity
3. What type of load creates different stresses at different locations on a struc-
ture?
A) Nonuniformly distributed load
B) Dynamic load
C) Concentrated load
D) Static uniformly distributed load: A) Nonuniformly Distributed Load
4. Which of the following is not a modulus of elasticity?
A) Stretch modulus
B) Bulk modulus
C) Stress modulus
D) Shear modulus: C) Stress modulus
5. The _ gear is the first gear in a gear train.: Drive
6. What is the efficiency of a machine that has a work input of 50 ft. lb. and a
work output of 37.5 ft. lb. ?
A) 0.13%
B) 13.33%
C) 750%
D) 75%: D) 75%
7. If the green box is 54 ft. from the fulcrum and a certain force applied 6 ft.
from the fulcrum at the blue arrow balances the lever, what is the mechanical
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advantage?
A) 2.25
B) 36
C) 9
D) 18: C) 9
8. What type of load varies with time or affects a structure that experiences a
high degree of movement?
A) Static uniformly distributed load
B) Dynamic load
C) Impact load
D) Nonuniformly distributed load: B) Dynamic Load
9. A _ machine is a machine made of more than one simple machine.: Compound
10. A _ machine is a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying
force at some other point.: Simple
11. _ is the input force when calculating Mechanical Advantage.: Effort
12. _ or _ is the output force when calculating Mechanical Advantage.: Load or
Resistance
13. _ _ is the ratio of force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it.: Mechanica
Advantage
14. _ is a stress that produces and elongation of an elastic physical body.: Tension
15. _ is the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together.: Compression
16. _ energy is energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical
energy.: Solar
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