Mechanical aptitude testing ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Conductor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅any material that allows electricity to pass through
it.
Circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Electricity traveling in a circular path.
Three parts of circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Source, path, load, and switch.
(battery/wall plug). (wires). (lightbulb/buzzer). (control).
Lightbulb in holder image - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅circle with squigglie line inside
on off closed position image - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅_-_ Electricity flowing.
1 1/2 VOLT BATTERY cylinder - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1.5 -T t-
9 Volt two connect on top rectangle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅9 v
6 volt two places connect aat top - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅6 v square
110 Volt regular wall extension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅AC power. Plug symbol or
circle with an S in the middle
Two wires crossing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅wires crossing + or with a dot in middle
Fuse - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Too much electricity flowing can heat up and burn or
melt. Big slanted S shape with lines.
Parallel circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Has more than one electrical path
, Short circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lets electricity flow w/o going to the load
If a car and a bowling ball fell off a 100 ft cliff at the same time, which would hit the ground
first?
A. Car
B Ball
C. No diff - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. No diff.
Rate of the fall is the same, no matter the weight of the object.
If a cannon fires a cannonball horizontally and you drop a cannonball at the same time, which
will hit the ground first?
A. Drop
B. Fire
C. No diff - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. No diff
Gravity pulls on both equally and both have the same distance before hitting ground.
Magnets - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They all have a south pole an a north pole. N and P
they will stick. P and P they will resist.
Spur gear - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Has straight teeth on the outside edge.
Driver - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The part of the gear that does the pushing.
Gears are made of - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Plastic or metal
Gear with fewer teeth - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Will move faster.
To get the speed - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅divide the # of teeth on one gear by the # of
teeth on the other.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Conductor - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅any material that allows electricity to pass through
it.
Circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Electricity traveling in a circular path.
Three parts of circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Source, path, load, and switch.
(battery/wall plug). (wires). (lightbulb/buzzer). (control).
Lightbulb in holder image - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅circle with squigglie line inside
on off closed position image - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅_-_ Electricity flowing.
1 1/2 VOLT BATTERY cylinder - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1.5 -T t-
9 Volt two connect on top rectangle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅9 v
6 volt two places connect aat top - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅6 v square
110 Volt regular wall extension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅AC power. Plug symbol or
circle with an S in the middle
Two wires crossing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅wires crossing + or with a dot in middle
Fuse - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Too much electricity flowing can heat up and burn or
melt. Big slanted S shape with lines.
Parallel circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Has more than one electrical path
, Short circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lets electricity flow w/o going to the load
If a car and a bowling ball fell off a 100 ft cliff at the same time, which would hit the ground
first?
A. Car
B Ball
C. No diff - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. No diff.
Rate of the fall is the same, no matter the weight of the object.
If a cannon fires a cannonball horizontally and you drop a cannonball at the same time, which
will hit the ground first?
A. Drop
B. Fire
C. No diff - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. No diff
Gravity pulls on both equally and both have the same distance before hitting ground.
Magnets - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They all have a south pole an a north pole. N and P
they will stick. P and P they will resist.
Spur gear - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Has straight teeth on the outside edge.
Driver - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The part of the gear that does the pushing.
Gears are made of - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Plastic or metal
Gear with fewer teeth - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Will move faster.
To get the speed - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅divide the # of teeth on one gear by the # of
teeth on the other.
